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Pure Land, Buddhist paradise
In Buddhism, a purified realm presided over by a buddha, free from suffering and defilement. Most commonly refers to the Western Pure Land of Amida Buddha, the central concept of Pure Land Buddhism, one of the most widespread Buddhist traditions in Japan.
浄土に往生する。
To be reborn in the Pure Land.
浄土宗は日本の主要な仏教宗派のひとつだ。
The Pure Land school is one of the major Buddhist denominations in Japan.
法然は念仏を唱えれば誰でも浄土に生まれ変われると説いた。
Honen taught that anyone who chants the nenbutsu can be reborn in the Pure Land.
USAGE:
浄土 is a central concept in Japanese Buddhism. The two main Pure Land schools are 浄土宗 (Jodo-shu, founded by 法然) and 浄土真宗 (Jodo Shinshu, founded by 親鸞). Together they account for the largest number of Buddhist temples in Japan.
The opposite concept is 穢土 (the defiled world, i.e., this world of suffering), though this term is less commonly encountered.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 浄土宗: Jodo-shu (Pure Land school)
- 浄土真宗: Jodo Shinshu (True Pure Land school)
- 浄土に往生する: to be reborn in the Pure Land
- 西方浄土: the Western Pure Land