Pure Land

American  

noun

Buddhism.

1. a paradise believed by the followers of a Mahayana sect Pure Land sect to be ruled over by a Buddha Amitābha, whose hope it is to bring all beings into it.

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Etymology

Origin of Pure Land

First recorded in 1930–35

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Pure Land

Chan Buddhism, like Pure Land, deemphasized scriptural study but rejected the notion of personal devotion to a savior.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Chan Buddhism was austere and monastic in character, whereas Pure Land was the more popular form observed by lay people.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The director of My Pure Land is Sarmad Masud, a British-Pakistani film-maker from the east Midlands, for whom the genre usefully shaped his ideas.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2017

During this time he produced three large-scale orchestral works – Body Mandala, … Towards A Pure Land, and Speakings – all of which relate in one way or another to Harvey's long-standing interest in Buddhism.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011

In many respects it resembles the Pure Land school.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot