净土 (jìng tǔ) — (Buddhism) Pure Land, Sukhavati — the blissful realm of Amitabha Buddha; (figurative) a pure, unspoiled place; a haven free from worldly contamination

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• 他每天念佛，希望临终能往生净土。
  Tā měi tiān niàn fó, xī wàng lín zhōng néng wǎng shēng jìng tǔ.
  He chants the Buddha's name every day, hoping to be reborn in the Pure Land at the end of his life.
• 这片原始森林是地球上最后的净土之一。
  Zhè piàn yuán shǐ sēn lín shì dì qiú shàng zuì hòu de jìng tǔ zhī yī.
  This primeval forest is one of the last pure places on Earth.
• 在这个浮躁的社会里，他的内心始终保留着一片净土。
  Zài zhè ge fú zào de shè huì lǐ, tā de nèi xīn shǐ zhōng bǎo liú zhe yí piàn jìng tǔ.
  In this restless society, he has always kept a pure land in his heart.