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Synonym of Pure Land: a sect of Buddhism and its primary afterlife, the seat of the Amida Buddha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: Pure Land
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: jojutsu
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of pure land: the various realms of the buddhas and boddhisattvas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese, uncountable
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: pure land
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of jodo: any of various other pure lands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese, alt-of, uncountable
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (Jōdo, literally “Pure Land”), q.v.
A borrowing of Japanese 杖道 (jōdō, literally “way of the staff”).
