Jodo
English
Alternative forms
- jodo
Etymology
A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (Jōdo, literally “Pure Land”), q.v.
Proper noun
Jodo
- (Japanese Buddhism) Synonym of Pure Land: a sect of Buddhism and its primary afterlife, the seat of the Amida Buddha.
- 1727, John Gaspar Scheuchzer translating Engelbert Kaempfer's History of Japan, Vol. I, p. 287:
- ...zealous persons, chiefly the followers of the Sect of Siodo...
- 1886, Bunyiu Nanjio, A Short History of the Twelve Japanese Buddhist Sects, Ch. ix:
- The Jō-do-shū, or Pure Land sect.
- 1876, William Elliot Griffis, Mikado's Empire, p. 233:
- In 1579, the two great sects of Nichiren and Jōdo held a great discussion upon religious subjects.
- 1901, R.L. Halsey, The Religion of Japan & the Present Attitude of the Japanese, p. 13:
- In the far off West there is said to be the home of Amida... He is free from the chain of transmigration and enjoys a conscious and happy immortality in ‘Jodo’,—that is, in the Pure Land.
- 1938, Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Zen Buddhism and Its Influence on Japanese Culture, p. 37:
- The Jōdo appeals naturally more to plebeian requirements because of the simpleness of its faith and teaching.
- 2012, Atsuyoshi Fujiwara, Theology of Culture in a Japanese Context, p. 175:
- Jodo Buddhism... had in its structure a grace-based doctrine of salvation of trusting in its goddess that was similar to the doctrine of grace in Christianity.
- 1727, John Gaspar Scheuchzer translating Engelbert Kaempfer's History of Japan, Vol. I, p. 287:
Noun
Jodo (uncountable)
- (Japanese Buddhism) Alternative letter-case form of jodo: any of various other pure lands.
- 1999 Nov., Prabuddha Bharata, p. 877:
- Simple faith in Buddha's grace was all that one needed to cross this ocean of samsara to the Jodo or 'Pure Land'.
- 1999 Nov., Prabuddha Bharata, p. 877:
References
- “Jodo, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2021.