극락정토
[極樂淨土, Geuknak Jeongto]
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아미타 부처님이 계시는 정토 (淨土)로, 안양 (安養), 안락 (安樂), 안온 (安穩), 묘락 (妙樂), 무위 (無爲), 서방정토 (西方淨土), 진여문 (眞如門), 연화장세계 (蓮華藏世界) 등 여러 가지 별명이 있다. 정토삼부경 (淨土三部經) 참조
The Utmost Bliss of the Pure Land: This is the Buddha-land of Amitabha Buddha. This is the world of utmost joy without suffering. With the spiritual power of Amitabha Buddha, all beings in this world will understand Buddhism and attain enlightenment eventually. There are many different names to this land of bliss. They are the land of comfort, peace, wondrous happiness, non-doing, the pure land in the West, the true-thusness gate, the land of lotus flower, etc.