西さい方ほう浄じょう土ど

さ

い

ほ

う

じょ

う

ど

Meanings

1

Western Pure Land; Amitabha's paradise

Buddhist term referring to the paradise of Amitabha Buddha in the western direction. A yojijukugo used in religious contexts.

は

、

西さい

方ほう

浄じょう

土ど

に

往おう

生じょう

する

こと

を

願ねが

う

。

In the Pure Land sect, one prays to be reborn in the Western Pure Land.

極ごく楽らく浄じょう土ど
極楽浄土 is a more general term for the Buddhist paradise, while 西方浄土 specifically emphasizes the western direction of Amitabha's Pure Land.

From 西方 (western direction) + 浄土 (Pure Land). A Buddhist term referring to the western paradise of Amitabha Buddha.