Q and A about Practicing Amitabha-Recitation
Part Three - Assisted-Recitation near the End-of-Life
第三部分 有關臨終助念
50. Question: If family members recite Amitabha Buddha’s Name for a dying person, is the benefit greater than that from non-family recitation helpers?
Answer: Generally speaking, yes—because family members have a close karmic bond, and their recitation tends to be more sincere, making it easier to resonate with them and connect spiritually. However, if done perfunctorily, it may be less effective than that by non-family recitation helpers who are focused and devout.
The best outcome is when family members wholeheartedly join the visiting recitation group—mutually inspiring one another, deepening sincerity, and enhancing the effect through shared devotion.
50問：家人為他念佛，利益是否超過一般助念者？
答：一般來說是這樣，因家人之間緣分親，念佛心誠，易於感通。但如果只 是敷衍，反而不如外來助念人虔誠專注，則其利益效果也差。如有蓮友來助念，家人竭誠參加，相互感動，輾轉增上，效果最好。
Namo Amituofo!
