Pure Landn.

Brit.

/ˈpjʊə land/,

/ˈpjɔː land/, U.S.

/ˈpjʊr ˌlænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a Japanese lexical item, and partly modelled on a Chinese lexical item. Etymons: pure adj., land n.¹

Etymology: < pure adj. + land n.¹, after Chinese Jìngtǔ (already in Middle Chinese; compare jìng clean, pure, and tǔ earth, land) and Japanese Jōdo (see Jodo n. and the discussion at that entry). Compare earlier Jodo n.

Buddhism.

With the. Any of various untainted transcendent realms associated with particular Buddhas; esp. that associated with Amitābha. Cf. Jodo n. 2.

ΚΠ

1819 tr. in Asiatic Jrnl. 8 471/1 For the exterminating of all misfortunes, and for the attaining of life in the pure land.

1941 A. C. Bouquet Compar. Relig. iv. 44 Places like Valhalla, the Elysian Fields, She'ol, and the Pure Land of Sukhāvati Buddhism.

1999 Philadelphia Inquirer 26 Sept. g8/2 Call it Heaven, the Pure Land, Firdaws, the Other Side, or olam-haba, 82 percent of adult Americans today believe some aspect of them will endure beyond their own big chill.

Compounds

Designating a form of Mahayana Buddhism practised in East Asia, whose adherents seek rebirth in the untainted transcendent realm associated with Amitābha (known in Japan as Amida) as a step towards perfect enlightenment and Buddhahood, as in Pure Land Buddhism, Pure Land school, Pure Land sect. Cf. Amidism n., Jodo n. 1. [Partly after Japanese Jōdo-shū Pure Land sect (see Jodo n.); the development of Pure Land Buddhism from a general practice into a distinct sect is a Japanese innovation.]

ΚΠ

1859 Illustr. London News 29 Jan. 106/3 Of all the sects and schools into which Buddhism is divided, the most popular in Japan is that known as the Tsing-Tu or Pure Land sect, in which the myths relating to Amida and the Western Paradise are found.

1961 Contemp. Relig. Japan 2 53 Pure Land Buddhism seems to concentrate on the problems of the individual, focusing on the individual's sin and its solution.

1973 Y. C. Kim Oriental Thought (1981) ii. 38 The grace of Amida and man's faith enable salvation, according to the Pure Land School.

2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 July st6 In my brief stint as a religious studies major, I preferred Pure Land Buddhism, an alternate path to enlightenment for people who..may find it difficult to abandon worldly pain and passion because those things can also yield such beauty and comfort.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	pure land
释义	Pure Landn. Brit. /ˈpjʊə land/, /ˈpjɔː land/, U.S. /ˈpjʊr ˌlænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a Japanese lexical item, and partly modelled on a Chinese lexical item. Etymons: pure adj., land n.¹ Etymology: < pure adj. + land n.¹, after Chinese Jìngtǔ (already in Middle Chinese; compare jìng clean, pure, and tǔ earth, land) and Japanese Jōdo (see Jodo n. and the discussion at that entry). Compare earlier Jodo n. Buddhism. With the. Any of various untainted transcendent realms associated with particular Buddhas; esp. that associated with Amitābha. Cf. Jodo n. 2. ΚΠ 1819 tr. in Asiatic Jrnl. 8 471/1 For the exterminating of all misfortunes, and for the attaining of life in the pure land. 1941 A. C. Bouquet Compar. Relig. iv. 44 Places like Valhalla, the Elysian Fields, She'ol, and the Pure Land of Sukhāvati Buddhism. 1999 Philadelphia Inquirer 26 Sept. g8/2 Call it Heaven, the Pure Land, Firdaws, the Other Side, or olam-haba, 82 percent of adult Americans today believe some aspect of them will endure beyond their own big chill. Compounds Designating a form of Mahayana Buddhism practised in East Asia, whose adherents seek rebirth in the untainted transcendent realm associated with Amitābha (known in Japan as Amida) as a step towards perfect enlightenment and Buddhahood, as in Pure Land Buddhism, Pure Land school, Pure Land sect. Cf. Amidism n., Jodo n. 1. [Partly after Japanese Jōdo-shū Pure Land sect (see Jodo n.); the development of Pure Land Buddhism from a general practice into a distinct sect is a Japanese innovation.] ΚΠ 1859 Illustr. London News 29 Jan. 106/3 Of all the sects and schools into which Buddhism is divided, the most popular in Japan is that known as the Tsing-Tu or Pure Land sect, in which the myths relating to Amida and the Western Paradise are found. 1961 Contemp. Relig. Japan 2 53 Pure Land Buddhism seems to concentrate on the problems of the individual, focusing on the individual's sin and its solution. 1973 Y. C. Kim Oriental Thought (1981) ii. 38 The grace of Amida and man's faith enable salvation, according to the Pure Land School. 2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 July st6 In my brief stint as a religious studies major, I preferred Pure Land Buddhism, an alternate path to enlightenment for people who..may find it difficult to abandon worldly pain and passion because those things can also yield such beauty and comfort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1819
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