Pure Land

English + Buddhism thumb|275px|Amitābha and his attendant bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara (right) and Mahāsthāmaprāpta (left) Etymology en zh 淨土 Jìngtǔ and en ja 浄土 Jōdo 1, both meaning "pure land" and used as the common name of the Buddhist sect devoted to Amitabha and rebirth into his pure land. Proper noun Pure Land en Buddhism A school of Mahayana Buddhism focused on the Pure Land sutras and the buddha Amitabha. en Buddhism The specific pure land of the buddha Amitabha, generally understood as a paradise wherein believers will be led to enlightenment. Synonyms sect of Mahayana Buddhism en Amidism, en Jodo en Buddhism paradise en Sukhavati, en Jodo; see also Thesaurus:afterlife Translations Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 淨土宗 Jìngtǔzōng Japanese: ja 浄土仏教 Jōdo bukkyō Korean: ko ^정토-종 Vietnamese: vi Tịnh độ tông 淨土宗 Noun Pure Land en Buddhism en pure land: any of the various celestial realms of other buddhas and boddhisattvas.