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Pure Land Buddhism

branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure Land
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Summary

Pure Land Buddhism is a school of Buddhism[1]. It draws 3,433 Wikipedia views per month (school of buddhism category, ranking #7 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Pure land[3]
  • Subclass of: Mahāyāna[4]
  • Commons category: Pure Land Buddhism[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pure Land Buddhism[6]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=pure_land[7]
  • Topic has template: Template:Pure Land Buddhism[8]
  • Official name: 淨土宗[9], 净土宗[10], 浄土宗[11], 정토종[12]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/pure-land[13]

Why It Matters

Pure Land Buddhism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

It has been cited as an influence by Chinese Manichaeism[16], founded in 1000[17].

FAQs

Who did Pure Land Buddhism influence?

Pure Land Buddhism has been cited as an influence by Chinese Manichaeism[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Pure Land Buddhism
    Subclass of → Mahāyāna
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