Jodo

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords. uncountable

    "Every Saturday after the karate class there was a jodo class (not judo, but jodo—the way of the short staff)."

  2. 2
    Synonym of pure land: the various realms of the buddhas and boddhisattvas. Japanese, uncountable
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of jodo: any of various other pure lands. Japanese, alt-of, uncountable

    "Simple faith in Buddha's grace was all that one needed to cross this ocean of samsara to the Jodo or 'Pure Land'."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Pure Land: a sect of Buddhism and its primary afterlife, the seat of the Amida Buddha. Japanese

    "...zealous persons, chiefly the followers of the Sect of Siodo..."

Synonyms

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jojutsupure landpure land

Example

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"Jodo is a Japanese martial art using short staffs called "Jou" and wooden sword."

Etymology

Etymology 1

A borrowing of Japanese 杖道 (jōdō, literally “way of the staff”).

Etymology 2

A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (jōdo, literally “pure land”), q.v.

Etymology 3

A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (Jōdo, literally “Pure Land”), q.v.

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