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淨土

简净土 · 繁淨土

Mandarin · pinyin Jìng tǔ

(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)

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淨: jìng · pure, clean, unspoiled
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
净: jìng · clean, pure; cleanse

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4–3 · Jing4 tu3

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zing6 tou2

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noun

(Buddhism) pure land
(figurative) clean and unpolluted place

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