that country; that land
Refers to a country or land that is distant from both speaker and listener, often with a literary or poetic feel. Used in contrast to この国 (this country).
In that country, such a custom probably doesn't exist.
I read a letter that came from that distant land.
nirvana; the Pure Land
Archaic Buddhist term referring to the enlightened state or the Pure Land (浄土). Rare in modern usage outside classical or religious contexts.
I pray to be reborn in that Pure Land.
Alternate kanji spelling using 彼; less common but still encountered.
From か (distant demonstrative) + の (possessive particle) + 国 (country). The archaic Buddhist sense is a semantic extension referring to the distant Pure Land.