pure land

English

Alternative forms

Pure Land

Etymology

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

Noun

pure land (plural pure lands)

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

Synonyms

jodo; see also Thesaurus:afterlife

Translations

celestial realm

Chinese:
Cantonese: 淨土／净土 (zing⁶ tou²)

Mandarin: 淨土／净土 (zh) (jìngtǔ)
Finnish: puhdas maa
Japanese: 浄土 (ja) (じょうど, jōdo)
Korean: 정토 (jeongto)
Portuguese: terra pura
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: tịnh độ (vi)

Anagrams

pendular, underlap, uplander

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