九く品ほん

noun

nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land

Buddhist term referring to the nine grades of rebirth in the Pure Land, based on one's merit and faith. Often abbreviated from 九品浄土.

See also: 浄土

• 浄じょう土ど宗しゅうでは、九く品ほんの教おしえが重じゅう要ようとされる。

  In the Jōdo sect, the teaching of the nine levels is considered important.

noun

Amitabha's Pure Land

Only with reading くほん

Abbreviation of 九品浄土, referring to the Pure Land itself, especially in the context of the nine levels. Used in Buddhist discourse.

See also: 九品浄土

• 彼かれは九く品ほんに往おう生じょうすることを願ねがった。

  He wished to be reborn in Amitabha's Pure Land.

noun

nine-tiered lotus leaf platform

Only with reading くほん

Refers to the lotus pedestal in the Pure Land, which has nine tiers corresponding to the nine levels of rebirth. Abbreviation of 九品蓮台.

See also: 九品蓮台

• 九く品ほんの蓮れん台だいに座すわる仏ほとけの姿すがたが描えがかれている。

  The figure of a Buddha seated on a nine-tiered lotus platform is depicted.