43) 成就他人持名

　　Recitation for the Purpose of Helping Others

　　The fo lowing activities are wholesome and conducive to accruing virtues: reciting the Buddha”s name peace-fu ly in one spot and dedicating the merits and virtues to others; joining in a retreat with other persons; propagating the Pure Land method;

　　lending Pure Land texts to others; dispelling other people”s doubts about this method; and counseling others to recite the Buddha”s name steadfastly.

　　However, if you can practice supportive recitation(25) at the bedside of the dying, helping them to keep the Buddha”s name continuously in m ind so that they may be reborn in the Pure Land – you will be helping to realize the Dharma Body Wisdom- Life (Pure Mind) of others. The virtues of such action are on a higher lev el than all other activities.

　　或靜處安置，或同結念期，或告以淨土之事，或藉以淨土之書，或破其念佛之疑，或 堅其念佛之志，一切功德，此爲勝矣！若于人臨命終時，爲之念佛，或令病人記取阿 彌陀佛四字，隨憶隨念，得見如來，使此人氣盡往生，是成就其法身慧命矣！