1. pure land - Noun
2. Pure land - Proper noun
pure land (plural pure lands)
(Buddhism) The celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.
(Buddhism) A school of Mahayana Buddhism focused on the Pure Land sutras and the buddha Amitabha.
(Buddhism) The specific pure land of the buddha Amitabha, generally understood as a paradise wherein believers will be led to enlightenment.
Pure Land (plural Pure Lands)
(Buddhism) Alternative letter-case form of pure land: any of the various celestial realms of other buddhas and boddhisattvas.
According to Eshin's "Essentials of Salvation," the Ten Pleasures are but a drop in the ocean when compared to the joys of the Pure Land. Yukio Mishima
If one is wild and doesn't like anything angry, when meeting with Buddha's teaching one experiences joy and natural totality, as if two rivers flow into each other. And if one is basically trusting, the Pure Land is near, and in death, perhaps one will enter something deeply known. Lama Ole Nydahl
Devotional schools such as Pure Land Buddhism seek the aid of celestial buddhas—individuals who have spent lifetimes accumulating positive karma, and use that accumulation to aid all. Source: Internet
Pure Land Buddhism of Mahayana believes in a special place apart from the 31 planes of existence called Pure Land. Source: Internet
Universally wishing sentient beings, Friends, foes, and karmic creditors, all to activate the bodhi mind, and all to be reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss." Source: Internet
Zen Buddhism spread among the samurai in the 13th century and helped to shape their standards of conduct, particularly overcoming fear of death and killing, but among the general populace, Pure Land Buddhism was favored. Source: Internet