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Also a sect of Buddhism
淨土 literally means “pure land” or “clean earth.”
淨土 is also the abbreviated title of a Buddhist sect that involves faith in the rebirth of Buddha Amitabha (Amitābha) in the Western Heaven. Sometimes this sect is translated as “Paradise of the West.” Other titles of this school of Buddhism include Amidism or Elysium.
浄土宗 is the title of Japanese “Pure Land Buddhism.” This form is also romanized/known as “Jodo Shu” (jōdo shū).
Also known as Amidism for the fact that this is a branch of Mahayana (Mahāyāna) Buddhism which focuses on Amitabha (Amitābha) Buddha. This form of Buddhism, along with Chinese characters, came to Japan via China in the 5th century, according to most historians.
Notes:
Pure Land Buddhism is also known as (jōdo bukkyō).
Some will just express it with just (Pure Land).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 淨土 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
淨土 净土 see styles |
jìng tǔ jing4 tu3 ching t`u ching tu jōdo |
More info & calligraphy: Pure Land / JodoSukhāvatī. The Pure Land, or Paradise of the West, presided over by Amitābha. Other Buddhas have their Pure Lands; seventeen other kinds of pure land are also described, all of them of moral or spiritual conditions of development, e.g. the pure land of patience, zeal, wisdom, etc. |
淨土宗 净土宗 see styles |
jìng tǔ zōng jing4 tu3 zong1 ching t`u tsung ching tu tsung Jōdo Shū |
Pure Land Buddhism The Pure-land sect, whose chief tenet is salvation by faith in Amitābha; it is the popular cult in China, also in Japan, where it is the Jōdo sect; it is also called 蓮宗(蓮花宗) the Lotus sect. Established by Hui-yuan 慧遠 of the Chin dynasty (317— 419), it claims P'u-hsien 普賢 Samantabhadra as founder. Its seven chief textbooks are 無量淸淨平等覺經; 大阿彌陀經; 無量壽經; 觀無量壽經; 阿彌陀經; 稱讚淨土佛攝受經; and 鼓音聲三陀羅尼經. The淨土眞宗 is the Jōdo-Shin, or Shin sect of Japan. |
淨土因 see styles |
jìng tǔ yīn jing4 tu3 yin1 ching t`u yin ching tu yin jōdo in |
causes of the pure land |
淨土教 see styles |
jìng tǔ jiào jing4 tu3 jiao4 ching t`u chiao ching tu chiao jōdo kyō |
Pure Land teaching |
淨土論 淨土论 see styles |
jìng tǔ lùn jing4 tu3 lun4 ching t`u lun ching tu lun Jōdo ron |
Treatise on the Pure Land |
淨土門 淨土门 see styles |
jìng tǔ mén jing4 tu3 men2 ching t`u men ching tu men jōdo mon |
Pure Land teaching |
淸淨土 see styles |
qīng jìng tǔ qing1 jing4 tu3 ch`ing ching t`u ching ching tu shōjōdo |
pure land(s) |
一佛淨土 一佛净土 see styles |
yī fó jìng tǔ yi1 fo2 jing4 tu3 i fo ching t`u i fo ching tu ichi butsu jōdo |
A Buddha's Pure Land, especially that of Amitābha. |
九品淨土 九品净土 see styles |
jiǔ pǐn jìng tǔ jiu3 pin3 jing4 tu3 chiu p`in ching t`u chiu pin ching tu kuhon jōdo |
also 九品淨刹 , 九品安養, 九品蓮臺, 九品往生 The nine grades, or rewards, of the Pure Land, corresponding to the nine grades of development in the previous life, upon which depends, in the next life, one's distance from Amitābha, the consequent aeons that are needed to approach him, and whether one's lotus will open early or late. |
安養淨土 安养淨土 see styles |
ān yǎng jìng tǔ an1 yang3 jing4 tu3 an yang ching t`u an yang ching tu annyō jōdo |
pure land of paradise |
密嚴淨土 密严淨土 see styles |
mì yán jìng tǔ mi4 yan2 jing4 tu3 mi yen ching t`u mi yen ching tu mitsugon jōdo |
Pure Land of Mysterious Adornment |
往生淨土 see styles |
wǎng shēng jìng tǔ wang3 sheng1 jing4 tu3 wang sheng ching t`u wang sheng ching tu ōjō jōdo |
rebirth in the pure land |
有漏淨土 有漏净土 see styles |
yǒu lòu jìng tǔ you3 lou4 jing4 tu3 yu lou ching t`u yu lou ching tu uro jōdo |
A purifying stage which, for certain types, precedes entry into the Pure Land. |
極樂淨土 极乐淨土 see styles |
jí lè jìng tǔ ji2 le4 jing4 tu3 chi le ching t`u chi le ching tu gokuraku jōdo |
pure land of ultimate bliss |
欣求淨土 see styles |
xīn qiú jìng tǔ xin1 qiu2 jing4 tu3 hsin ch`iu ching t`u hsin chiu ching tu kongu jōdo |
to aspire to rebirth in the Pure Land |
淨土三經 淨土三经 see styles |
jìng tǔ sān jīng jing4 tu3 san1 jing1 ching t`u san ching ching tu san ching jōto sangyō |
three principal texts of the Pure Land tradition |
淨土往生 see styles |
jìng tǔ wǎng shēng jing4 tu3 wang3 sheng1 ching t`u wang sheng ching tu wang sheng jōdo ōjō |
rebirth in the Pure Land |
淨土文類 淨土文类 see styles |
jìng tǔ wén lèi jing4 tu3 wen2 lei4 ching t`u wen lei ching tu wen lei Jōdo monrui |
Collected Pure Land Passages |
淨土眞宗 see styles |
jìng tǔ zhēn zōng jing4 tu3 zhen1 zong1 ching t`u chen tsung ching tu chen tsung Jōdo shinshū |
True Pure Land School |
淨土自在 see styles |
jìng tǔ zì zài jing4 tu3 zi4 zai4 ching t`u tzu tsai ching tu tzu tsai jōdo jizai |
the unimpededness of the pureness of one's land |
淨土論註 淨土论注 see styles |
jìng tǔ lùn zhù jing4 tu3 lun4 zhu4 ching t`u lun chu ching tu lun chu Jōdoron chū |
Commentary on the Treatise on the Pure Land |
西方淨土 see styles |
xī fāng jìng tǔ xi1 fang1 jing4 tu3 hsi fang ching t`u hsi fang ching tu saihō jōdo |
pure land of the western direction |
往生淨土論 往生淨土论 see styles |
wǎng shēng jìng tǔ lùn wang3 sheng1 jing4 tu3 lun4 wang sheng ching t`u lun wang sheng ching tu lun Ōjō jōdo ron |
Treatise on Rebirth in the Pure Land |
淨土三昧經 淨土三昧经 see styles |
jìng tǔ sān mèi jīng jing4 tu3 san1 mei4 jing1 ching t`u san mei ching ching tu san mei ching Jōdo zanmai kyō |
Samādhi-sūtra on Liberation through Purification Spoken by the Buddha |
淨土三部經 淨土三部经 see styles |
jìng tǔ sān bù jīng jing4 tu3 san1 bu4 jing1 ching t`u san pu ching ching tu san pu ching Jōdo sanbu kyō |
three principal texts of the Pure Land tradition |
淨土十疑論 淨土十疑论 see styles |
jìng tǔ shí yí lùn jing4 tu3 shi2 yi2 lun4 ching t`u shih i lun ching tu shih i lun Jōdo jūgi ron |
Jingtu shiyi lun |
淨土往生論 淨土往生论 see styles |
jìng tǔ wǎng shēng lùn jing4 tu3 wang3 sheng1 lun4 ching t`u wang sheng lun ching tu wang sheng lun Jōdo ōjō ron |
Treatise on the Rebirth in the Pure Land |
淨土宗西山派 see styles |
jìng tǔ zōng xī shān pài jing4 tu3 zong1 xi1 shan1 pai4 ching t`u tsung hsi shan p`ai ching tu tsung hsi shan pai Jōdoshū Seizanha |
Jōdoshū Seizanha |
淨土宗鎭西派 see styles |
jìng tǔ zōng zhèn xī pài jing4 tu3 zong1 zhen4 xi1 pai4 ching t`u tsung chen hsi p`ai ching tu tsung chen hsi pai Jōdoshū Chinzeiha |
Jōdoshū Chinzeiha |
淨土生無生論 淨土生无生论 see styles |
jìng tǔ shēng wú shēng lùn jing4 tu3 sheng1 wu2 sheng1 lun4 ching t`u sheng wu sheng lun ching tu sheng wu sheng lun Jōdo shōmushō ron |
Jingtu sheng wusheng lun |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Pure Land Jodo | 淨土 净土 | jou do / joudo / jo do | jìng tǔ / jing4 tu3 / jing tu / jingtu | ching t`u / chingtu / ching tu |
Pure Land Buddhism Jodo Buddhism | 淨土宗 浄土宗 | jou do shuu joudoshuu jo do shu | jìng tǔ zōng jing4 tu3 zong1 jing tu zong jingtuzong | ching t`u tsung chingtutsung ching tu tsung |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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