noun
Pure Land; Buddhist paradise; Amitabha's western paradise
Buddhist term for a pure realm or paradise, especially the Western Pure Land associated with Amitabha/Amida Buddha. Common in religious, historical, and cultural contexts.
彼らは阿弥陀仏の浄土に往生することを願った。
They wished to be reborn in Amida Buddha's Pure Land.
この絵は西方
This painting depicts the Western Pure Land.
noun
Pure Land Buddhism
Abbreviated contextual use for Pure Land Buddhism or a Pure Land tradition; in ordinary writing the fuller forms 浄土教 or a school name such as 浄土宗 are often clearer.
宗教史の文脈では、「浄土」が浄土教を指す略称として使われることがある。
In the context of religious history, Jōdo may be used as an abbreviation for Pure Land Buddhism.
A specific Japanese Pure Land school; 浄土 by itself can refer more broadly to the Pure Land or, contextually, to Pure Land Buddhism.
A Sino-Japanese Buddhist term written with 浄, 'pure, clean,' and 土, 'land.' This component explanation reflects the conventional meaning of the spelling rather than a detailed historical derivation.