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Pure Land Buddhism — Amitābha Buddha and his attendant bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara (right) and Mahāsthāmaprāpta (left) … Wikipedia
Pure Land Buddhism — Devotional cult of the buddha Amitabha. It is one of the most popular forms of Mahayana Buddhism in East Asia today. Pure Land schools believe that rebirth in the Western Paradise (the Pure Land) is given to all those who invoke Amitabha s name… … Universalium
Pure Land Buddhism — noun a form of Mahayana Buddhism based on sutras written in India in the 2nd century AD about the teachings of a buddha known as the Amitabha Buddha; in the Pure Land tradition, devotion to the Amitabha Buddha will lead to rebirth in his realm,… …
Pure Land — 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. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
pure land — noun Usage: usually capitalized P&L 1. : a paradise into which according to Amidism anyone is reborn who calls in faith on the name of the deified Buddha Amitabha and in which one can attain Buddhahood free from the hindrances of earth called… … Useful english dictionary
Buddhism in the United States of America — Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non Asians, many of whom are converts [ [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/7/story 732 1.html Beliefnet.com American… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Vietnam — Buddhism came to Vietnam in the first century CE. By the end of the second century, Vietnam developed a major Buddhist centre in the region, commonly known as the Luy Lâu centre, now in the Bắc Ninh province, north of the present day Hanoi city.… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Brazil — has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist inspired cults and New Age movements.Many Japanese schools have a strong presence mainly as a result of World War II, which encouraged emigration of… … Wikipedia
Land — /land/, n. Edwin Herbert, 1909 91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera. * * * I In economics, the resource that encompasses the natural resources used in production. In classical economics, the three factors of production… … Universalium
Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… … Universalium
