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Pure Land
–noun Buddhism.
a paradise believed by the followers of a Mahayana sect (Pure Land sect) to be ruled over by a Buddha (Amida), whose hope it is to bring all beings into it.
Chinese, Ching-t'u.
Japanese, Jodo.

[Origin: 1930–35]
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A·mi·da    Audio Help   [ah-mi-duh] Pronunciation Key
–noun Buddhism.
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
Compare Pure Land.
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Amida, ancient city, E Asia Minor, on the Tigris River. It became (A.D. 230) a Roman colony and was later (4th cent.) captured by Shapur II of Persia. It is the modern Diyarbakir, Turkey.

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