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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pure land

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
pure -land
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.

name

A school of Mahayana Buddhism focused on the Pure Land sutras and the buddha Amitabha.

name

The specific pure land of the buddha Amitabha, generally understood as a paradise wherein believers will be led to enlightenment.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of pure land: any of the various celestial realms of other buddhas and boddhisattvas.

Etymology

A calque of Chinese 淨土 /净土 (jìngtǔ) and Japanese 浄土 (jōdo), both meaning "pure land".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 淨土, 浄土

Inflected Forms

pure lands (plural)

Synonyms

Buddha-field jodo Amidism Jodo Buddhism Sukhavati

Questions

What does pure land mean?
The celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.
Where does pure land come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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