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問念佛
Questions on Chanting “Amitabha”
----- Original Message -----
From: Yutang Lin
To: 'jui khin yeo'
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 2:38 AM
Subject: RE: 問念佛
Having read your "On Chanting 'Amitabha'," I realized that Guru used to chant “Namo Amitabha Buddha” for ten thousand times daily, therefore I, Disicple Jing Xing, have a few questions as follows:
閱〈談念佛〉，知道上師以前每天念一萬聲之「南無阿彌陀佛」聖號，弟子有幾個問題如下：
Q: During the chanting of Amitabha Buddha, is it restricted within the altar room or before the holy image of Buddha only, or permissible at any time and place?
問：在持誦「阿彌陀佛」時，是只限制在佛壇中或在佛像前，還是不受限制，隨時隨地都可念？
A： Any time and place.
答: 在任何時間與地方。
Q: While chanting the holy name of Amitabha Buddha, should one add “Namo” before the holy name of Amitabha Buddha?
問：執持「阿彌陀佛」聖號，是否要加上「南無」兩個字在聖號前？
A： No need. Easier to do just the four-word.
答: 不需要。只執持「阿彌陀佛」聖號四個字是較易的。
Q: The method of chanting, should it be with voice (low
voices) or silently?
問：持誦的方法，是出聲念（小聲念），或只在心內默念？
A： Sometimes silently, sometimes in low voices; alternate as you feel like it.
答: 有時是默誦，有時是小聲念誦。你可隨意交替之。
Q: During the chanting of the holy name of Amitabha Buddha, whether one needs to visualize simultaneously, or just concentrate on the holy name of Amitabha Buddha?
問：在念誦聖號時，是否要配合觀想，或只是一心專注於聖號？
A： Just concentrate on “Amitabha.”
答: 只專注於「阿彌陀佛」。
Q: How to pratice the power of concentration?
問：如何練習專注力？
A： Don’t try to do this. Just repeat as many and as
often as you can, and gradually become able to
concentrate.
答: 不用特意如此做。只要盡力持誦多遍及常念，如此你就能夠逐漸地專注了。
Answered by Guru Yutang Lin in English on December 26 of 2007.
林鈺堂上師以英文回答於二○○七年十二月廿六日
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