Meanings

Pure Land teachings

Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect)

Pure Land sect (of Buddhism)

plaster

sand

guardian deity of one's birthplace

subsoil

Amitabha's Pure Land

paper clay

embankment (for road, railway, etc.)

western lands (China, India, etc.)

potting soil

kaolin

rare earth

rare-earth element

earth taken from elsewhere and placed atop

adding soil to a flowerbed

parting gift

subsoil

loess