also: ここのしな
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
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
In the Jōdo sect, the teaching of the nine levels is considered important.
He wished to be reborn in Amitabha's Pure Land.
The figure of a Buddha seated on a nine-tiered lotus platform is depicted.
nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
Standard kanji spelling for the Buddhist term; reading くほん is the primary Buddhist reading.
Alternate reading, possibly used in non-Buddhist contexts or older texts; not the standard Buddhist reading.
From 九 (nine) + 品 (grade, class). A Buddhist term originally from Chinese texts describing the nine levels of rebirth in the Pure Land.