Jodo

[ jaw-daw ]

noun

, Japanese.

1. Pure Land.

Jodo

/ ˈdʒəʊˌdəʊ /

noun

1. a Japanese Buddhist sect teaching salvation through faith in Buddha

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jodo¹

from Japanese

Example Sentences

“During his Bharat Jodo Yatra and the Nyay March through the length and breadth of the country, he met millions of people – which added to his stature and won him lots of support. It also gave him confidence and political heft.”

From BBC

In late 2022, Gandhi led the “Bharat Jodo Yatra,” or “Unite India March,” from Kanyakumari, a coastal town on the southernmost tip of India, to Indian-controlled Kashmir.

From Seattle Times

Starting in December 2022, Gandhi launched over a month-long 4,000-km cross-country march from India's southern tip to Kashmir in the Himalayas in a bid to revive his party and refurbish his image in what he called a Bharat Jodo Yatra, or unify India march.

From Reuters

The conviction on Thursday came barely two months after Gandhi, 52, concluded a 4,000-km cross-country march from India's southern tip to Kashmir in the Himalayas in a bid to revive his party and refurbish his image in what he called a Bharat Jodo Yatra, or unify India march.

From Reuters

Gandhi began the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” or “Unite India March” in Kanyakumari, a coastal town at the southernmost tip of India, on Sept. 7.

From Seattle Times