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Pure Land / Jodo

Also a sect of Buddhism

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jìng tǔ

jou do

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淨土 literally means “pure land” or “clean earth.”

淨土 is also the abbreviated title of a Buddhist sect that involves faith in the rebirth of Buddha Amitabha (Amitābha) in the Western Heaven. Sometimes this sect is translated as “Paradise of the West.” Other titles of this school of Buddhism include Amidism or Elysium.

Pure Land Buddhism / Jodo Buddhism

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jìng tǔ zōng

jou do shuu

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Pure Land Buddhism / Jodo Buddhism Scroll

浄土宗 is the title of Japanese “Pure Land Buddhism.” This form is also romanized/known as “Jodo Shu” (jōdo shū).

Also known as Amidism for the fact that this is a branch of Mahayana (Mahāyāna) Buddhism which focuses on Amitabha (Amitābha) Buddha. This form of Buddhism, along with Chinese characters, came to Japan via China in the 5th century, according to most historians.

Notes:
Pure Land Buddhism is also known as (jōdo bukkyō).
Some will just express it with just (Pure Land).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
淨土净土 see styles	jìng tǔ jing4 tu3 ching t`u ching tu jōdo	More info & calligraphy: Pure Land / Jodo (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit) Sukhāvatī. The Pure Land, or Paradise of the West, presided over by Amitābha. Other Buddhas have their Pure Lands; seventeen other kinds of pure land are also described, all of them of moral or spiritual conditions of development, e.g. the pure land of patience, zeal, wisdom, etc.
淨土宗净土宗 see styles	jìng tǔ zōng jing4 tu3 zong1 ching t`u tsung ching tu tsung Jōdo Shū	淨土宗 Custom Scroll Pure Land Buddhism The Pure-land sect, whose chief tenet is salvation by faith in Amitābha; it is the popular cult in China, also in Japan, where it is the Jōdo sect; it is also called 蓮宗(蓮花宗) the Lotus sect. Established by Hui-yuan 慧遠 of the Chin dynasty (317— 419), it claims P'u-hsien 普賢 Samantabhadra as founder. Its seven chief textbooks are 無量淸淨平等覺經; 大阿彌陀經; 無量壽經; 觀無量壽經; 阿彌陀經; 稱讚淨土佛攝受經; and 鼓音聲三陀羅尼經. The淨土眞宗 is the Jōdo-Shin, or Shin sect of Japan.
淨土因 see styles	jìng tǔ yīn jing4 tu3 yin1 ching t`u yin ching tu yin jōdo in	淨土因 Custom Scroll causes of the pure land
淨土教 see styles	jìng tǔ jiào jing4 tu3 jiao4 ching t`u chiao ching tu chiao jōdo kyō	淨土教 Custom Scroll Pure Land teaching
淨土論淨土论 see styles	jìng tǔ lùn jing4 tu3 lun4 ching t`u lun ching tu lun Jōdo ron	淨土論 Custom Scroll Treatise on the Pure Land
淨土門淨土门 see styles	jìng tǔ mén jing4 tu3 men2 ching t`u men ching tu men jōdo mon	淨土門 Custom Scroll Pure Land teaching
淸淨土 see styles	qīng jìng tǔ qing1 jing4 tu3 ch`ing ching t`u ching ching tu shōjōdo	淸淨土 Custom Scroll pure land(s)
一佛淨土一佛净土 see styles	yī fó jìng tǔ yi1 fo2 jing4 tu3 i fo ching t`u i fo ching tu ichi butsu jōdo	一佛淨土 Custom Scroll A Buddha's Pure Land, especially that of Amitābha.
九品淨土九品净土 see styles	jiǔ pǐn jìng tǔ jiu3 pin3 jing4 tu3 chiu p`in ching t`u chiu pin ching tu kuhon jōdo	九品淨土 Custom Scroll also 九品淨刹　, 九品安養,　九品蓮臺, 九品往生 The nine grades, or rewards, of the Pure Land, corresponding to the nine grades of development in the previous life, upon which depends, in the next life, one's distance from Amitābha, the consequent aeons that are needed to approach him, and whether one's lotus will open early or late.
安養淨土安养淨土 see styles	ān yǎng jìng tǔ an1 yang3 jing4 tu3 an yang ching t`u an yang ching tu annyō jōdo	安養淨土 Custom Scroll pure land of paradise
密嚴淨土密严淨土 see styles	mì yán jìng tǔ mi4 yan2 jing4 tu3 mi yen ching t`u mi yen ching tu mitsugon jōdo	密嚴淨土 Custom Scroll Pure Land of Mysterious Adornment
往生淨土 see styles	wǎng shēng jìng tǔ wang3 sheng1 jing4 tu3 wang sheng ching t`u wang sheng ching tu ōjō jōdo	往生淨土 Custom Scroll rebirth in the pure land
有漏淨土有漏净土 see styles	yǒu lòu jìng tǔ you3 lou4 jing4 tu3 yu lou ching t`u yu lou ching tu uro jōdo	有漏淨土 Custom Scroll A purifying stage which, for certain types, precedes entry into the Pure Land.
極樂淨土极乐淨土 see styles	jí lè jìng tǔ ji2 le4 jing4 tu3 chi le ching t`u chi le ching tu gokuraku jōdo	極樂淨土 Custom Scroll pure land of ultimate bliss
欣求淨土 see styles	xīn qiú jìng tǔ xin1 qiu2 jing4 tu3 hsin ch`iu ching t`u hsin chiu ching tu kongu jōdo	欣求淨土 Custom Scroll to aspire to rebirth in the Pure Land
淨土三經淨土三经 see styles	jìng tǔ sān jīng jing4 tu3 san1 jing1 ching t`u san ching ching tu san ching jōto sangyō	淨土三經 Custom Scroll three principal texts of the Pure Land tradition
淨土往生 see styles	jìng tǔ wǎng shēng jing4 tu3 wang3 sheng1 ching t`u wang sheng ching tu wang sheng jōdo ōjō	淨土往生 Custom Scroll rebirth in the Pure Land
淨土文類淨土文类 see styles	jìng tǔ wén lèi jing4 tu3 wen2 lei4 ching t`u wen lei ching tu wen lei Jōdo monrui	淨土文類 Custom Scroll Collected Pure Land Passages
淨土眞宗 see styles	jìng tǔ zhēn zōng jing4 tu3 zhen1 zong1 ching t`u chen tsung ching tu chen tsung Jōdo shinshū	淨土眞宗 Custom Scroll True Pure Land School
淨土自在 see styles	jìng tǔ zì zài jing4 tu3 zi4 zai4 ching t`u tzu tsai ching tu tzu tsai jōdo jizai	淨土自在 Custom Scroll the unimpededness of the pureness of one's land
淨土論註淨土论注 see styles	jìng tǔ lùn zhù jing4 tu3 lun4 zhu4 ching t`u lun chu ching tu lun chu Jōdoron chū	淨土論註 Custom Scroll Commentary on the Treatise on the Pure Land
西方淨土 see styles	xī fāng jìng tǔ xi1 fang1 jing4 tu3 hsi fang ching t`u hsi fang ching tu saihō jōdo	西方淨土 Custom Scroll pure land of the western direction
往生淨土論往生淨土论 see styles	wǎng shēng jìng tǔ lùn wang3 sheng1 jing4 tu3 lun4 wang sheng ching t`u lun wang sheng ching tu lun Ōjō jōdo ron	往生淨土論 Custom Scroll Treatise on Rebirth in the Pure Land
淨土三昧經淨土三昧经 see styles	jìng tǔ sān mèi jīng jing4 tu3 san1 mei4 jing1 ching t`u san mei ching ching tu san mei ching Jōdo zanmai kyō	淨土三昧經 Custom Scroll Samādhi-sūtra on Liberation through Purification Spoken by the Buddha
淨土三部經淨土三部经 see styles	jìng tǔ sān bù jīng jing4 tu3 san1 bu4 jing1 ching t`u san pu ching ching tu san pu ching Jōdo sanbu kyō	淨土三部經 Custom Scroll three principal texts of the Pure Land tradition
淨土十疑論淨土十疑论 see styles	jìng tǔ shí yí lùn jing4 tu3 shi2 yi2 lun4 ching t`u shih i lun ching tu shih i lun Jōdo jūgi ron	淨土十疑論 Custom Scroll Jingtu shiyi lun
淨土往生論淨土往生论 see styles	jìng tǔ wǎng shēng lùn jing4 tu3 wang3 sheng1 lun4 ching t`u wang sheng lun ching tu wang sheng lun Jōdo ōjō ron	淨土往生論 Custom Scroll Treatise on the Rebirth in the Pure Land
淨土宗西山派 see styles	jìng tǔ zōng xī shān pài jing4 tu3 zong1 xi1 shan1 pai4 ching t`u tsung hsi shan p`ai ching tu tsung hsi shan pai Jōdoshū Seizanha	淨土宗西山派 Custom Scroll Jōdoshū Seizanha
淨土宗鎭西派 see styles	jìng tǔ zōng zhèn xī pài jing4 tu3 zong1 zhen4 xi1 pai4 ching t`u tsung chen hsi p`ai ching tu tsung chen hsi pai Jōdoshū Chinzeiha	淨土宗鎭西派 Custom Scroll Jōdoshū Chinzeiha
淨土生無生論淨土生无生论 see styles	jìng tǔ shēng wú shēng lùn jing4 tu3 sheng1 wu2 sheng1 lun4 ching t`u sheng wu sheng lun ching tu sheng wu sheng lun Jōdo shōmushō ron	淨土生無生論 Custom Scroll Jingtu sheng wusheng lun

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Pure Land Jodo	淨土净土	jou do / joudo / jo do	jìng tǔ / jing4 tu3 / jing tu / jingtu	ching t`u / chingtu / ching tu
Pure Land Buddhism Jodo Buddhism	淨土宗浄土宗	jou do shuu joudoshuu jo do shu	jìng tǔ zōng jing4 tu3 zong1 jing tu zong jingtuzong	ching t`u tsung chingtutsung ching tu tsung
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.