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jodo¹
Where it comes from
A borrowing of Japanese 杖道 (jōdō, literally “way of the staff”).
noun
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A Japanese martial art using a short staff, originally as a defence against swords.
Every Saturday after the karate class there was a jodo class (not judo, but jodo—the way of the short staff).
Similar: jojutsu
jodo²
Where it comes from
A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (jōdo, literally “pure land”), q.v.
noun Jodo
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Synonym of pure land: the various realms of the buddhas and boddhisattvas.
Similar: pure land
Jodo³
Where it comes from
A borrowing of Japanese 浄土 (Jōdo, literally “Pure Land”), q.v.
proper noun jodo
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Synonym of Pure Land: a sect of Buddhism and its primary afterlife, the seat of the Amida Buddha.
...zealous persons, chiefly the followers of the Sect of Siodo...
Similar: Pure Land
noun jodo
- Alternative letter-case form of jodo: any of various other pure lands. Simple faith in Buddha's grace was all that one needed to cross this ocean of samsara to the Jodo or 'Pure Land'.
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title = {jodo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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