NAMO AMITABHA

Recite : NAMO AMITABHA

10 benefits gained by those who recite "NAMO AMITABHA" :

(01) The protection of all heavenly gods, day and night.

(02) The protection of 25 great Bodhisattvas, including Kuan Yin.

(03) The protection and blessings of all Buddhas.
Amitabha Buddha shall shed light on you and protect you.

(04) No evil ghosts or poison snakes can harm you.

(05) Flood, fire, weapons will not harm you. Accidents shall not happen to you.

(06) Your past wrong doings, mischiefs and misbehaviors are all eliminated.

(07) You will have no nightmares, only peaceful dreams,
in which you may also see Amitabha Buddha's dignified golden image.

(08) You will be happy, good looking, energetic, healthy, and successful.

(09) You will be respected by other people.

(10) Near the end of your life, you will not be afraid and will be in your right mind.

The Three Sages of the World of Ultimate Bliss shall have a golden platform for you and lead you to their Pure Land.

You shall be born there by transformation in a Lotus flower and enjoy utmost happiness and eternal life.

Notice that nine of the ten benefits are to change your present difficult life to a smooth and peaceful one.

The last benefit enables you to escape from the revolving wheel of Birth-and-Death.

In the Pure Land there is no sickness, old age, or death. The sufferings and difficulties of this world do not exist. Those born in the Pure Land come forth there from lotus flowers, not from a woman’s womb in a pain and blood, and once born they are received and welcome by Amitabha and hist assistants. They receive immortal, transformed bodies, and are beyond the danger of falling back into lesser incarnations. They are in the direct presence of Amitabha Buddha and the great bodhisattvas Kuan-yin (Avalokitesvara) and Shih-chih (Mahasthamaprapta), who aid in their ultimate enlightenment.

Those who go to the Pure Land live there among beings of the highest virtue. Beautiful clothing and fine food are provided to them ready-made. There are no extemes of heat and cold. Correct states of concentration are easy to achieve and maintian. There are no such things as greed, ignorance, anger, strife, or laziness.

The Pure Land is described, metaphorically, as resplendent with all manner of jewels and precious things, towers of agate, palaces of jade. There are huge trees made of various gems, covered with fruits and flowers. Giant lotuses spread their fragrance everywhere. There are pools, also made of seven jewels, and filled with the purest water, which adjust itself to the depth and temperature the bathers prefer. Underfoot, gold covers the ground. Flowers fall from the sky day and night, and the whole sky is covered with a net made of gold and silver and pearls. The Pure Land is perfumed with beautiful scents and filled with celestial music.

Buddha-name recitation is practiced in many forms: silently or aloud, alone or in groups, by itself.