In Buddhist beliefs, like Amida jodo(the Pure Land) in the west, jodo also exists in the south and it was called fudaraku 補陀落 (it is also written as 補陀洛, 普陀落 or 普陀洛).
仏教では西方の阿弥陀浄土と同様、南方にも浄土があるとされ、補陀落（補陀洛、普陀落、普陀洛とも書く）と呼ばれた。