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涼しき方 (すずしきかた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

涼すずしき方かた

Meanings

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noun

Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

archaic

Archaic Buddhist term for the Western Paradise of Amitabha Buddha; equivalent to 極楽浄土. Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 極楽浄土

「涼すずしき方かた」は、阿あ弥み陀だ仏ぶつの極ごく楽らく浄じょう土どを指さす古ふるい言こと葉ばである。
"涼しき方" is an old term referring to Amitabha's Pure Land.

Kanji

涼refreshing, nice and cool
方direction, person, alternative

Similar words

極ごく楽らく浄じょう土ど
Modern standard term for Amitabha's Pure Land; 涼しき方 is an archaic synonym.

Etymology

The term is composed of 涼しき (archaic attributive form of 涼し, 'cool, refreshing') and 方 ('direction, place'), literally 'the cool place', referring to the blissful realm free from suffering. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a traditional Japanese name for Sukhavati.