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Pure Land

–noun Buddhism.
a paradise believed by the followers of a Mahayana sect (Pure Land sect) to be ruled over by a Buddha (Amida), whose hope it is to bring all beings into it.
Chinese, Ching-t'u.
Japanese, Jodo.


Origin:
1930–35
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