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jmdict 1356670 Active (id: 1992672)
浄土 [news1,nf24]
じょうど [news1,nf24]
1. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha)
▶ (Buddhist) paradise
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2837382 報土【ほうど】 1. pure land; paradise
  ⇐ see: 2598160 仏土【ぶつど】 1. realm of a Buddha; Pure Land; paradise
  ⇐ see: 2219450 九品【くほん】 1. nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land
  ⇐ see: 1570190 穢土【えど】 1. this impure world (as opposed to the pure land)
  ⇐ see: 2567030 仏所【ぶっしょ】 2. place containing a Buddha; pure land
  ⇐ see: 2051770 念仏往生【ねんぶつおうじょう】 1. being reborn in the Pure Land through the invocation of the nembutsu
2. [n] [abbr]
▶ Pure Land Buddhism



History:
3. A 2018-12-03 19:56:52  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-12-03 13:03:24  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't think "pure land" has to be capitalized, at least when it's not referring to a specific one.
  Diff:
@@ -17 +17 @@
-<gloss>Pure Land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha)</gloss>
+<gloss>pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha)</gloss>
1. A* 2018-12-03 12:18:22  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<gloss>(Buddhist) paradise</gloss>

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