Pure Land

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pure Land¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

In recent years, these have dovetailed with white racist fantasies of Russia as an ethnically pure land of traditional religion and gender roles, symbolized by the bare-chested kleptocrat on horseback, Vladimir Putin….

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“Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra” is one of the sutras they use in song.

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“We are a pure land,” he said.

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“Let’s not plant anything but the seed of love and friendship in this pure land,” a line next to his painted profile reads.

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Popular television hosts amplified the mood: “How can the homosexual’s flag be raised over Egypt’s pure land?” said one.

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