Pure land
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Pure Land (C. jingtu 淨土) is the common English translation for the Chinese term "jingtu," which can be literally translated as "purified ground."[1]
According to the Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, the English term "pure land" can have the following denotations:[1]
- a buddha field (buddhaksetra)
- specifically, the buddha field of Amitabha, named Sukhavati
- the tradition in Mahayana Buddhism dedicated to the description of buddha fields and related practices (see Pure Land Buddhism)
- a tradition in Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism focused on rebirth in the "buddha field" of Amitabha
- the schools of Japanese Buddhism (Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinshu) which present a "single practice" for rebirth in Sukhavati
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. pure land.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University