Pure Land　浄土 A term expressing the idea that the realm of enlightened beings has been purified of blind passions and human defilements (buddhakṣetraparisuddhi). It indicates in particular the land of Amida Buddha, expressed in Sanskrit as sukhāvatī, realm of ultimate bliss, peaceful bliss, peaceful rest, and so forth. Sukha, bliss, is contrasted to duḥkha, pain and suffering.
　T’an-luan states that Amida’s land is called the Pure Land, in contrast to our world of pain and defilement, because it is not tainted by human ignorance or passion. Shinran describes it as the land of Immeasurable Light, presided over by the Buddha of Inconceivable Light. It expresses formless reality through form. The Pure Land is also called the “fulfilled land”, because it was established as the consequence of fulfilling Amida’s Forty-eight Vows for the enlightenment of all beings.