Q and A about Practicing Amitabha-Recitation
Part Two - Rebirth through Amitabha-Recitation
第二部分 有關念佛往生
Question 17. Can I still be reborn in the Pure Land if I haven’t taken refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha?
Answer 17: Yes, you can. Please refer to the account of Mr.Hui on Page 172 in the Third Collection of the Accounts of Amitabha-Recitation, Mr. Hu on Page 215, Ms. Chi on Page 275, and Mr. Huang on Page 342. All of them had not taken refuge, but were reborn through Amitabha-recitation.
However, if it is at all possible, it is better to take refuge; because taking refuge is a decision about faith, an entry to the Buddhist door, and the first step in becoming a Buddhist disciple. How can a person who wants to recite Amitabha Buddha’s Name to be reborn not want to take refuge?
17問:未皈依,念佛能往生嗎?
答:能!《念佛感應錄》第三集第172頁許培枝、第215頁胡老漢、275頁池貞子、第342頁黃英夫等,都還沒有皈依,也都念佛往生。
如條件允許,還是皈依的好。因為皈依是定信仰、入佛門、成為佛弟子的第一步,豈有想念佛、想往生的人不願皈依的呢?
Namo Amituofo!
