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
Question 65: Since it is said that even several days after death one may still attain rebirth through assisted recitation , how should the timing of such recitation for the deceased be arranged? Would reciting for forty-nine days be better?
A to Q65: Assisted recitation and transcendental deliverance rites should be performed as close as possible to the time of death. They should not be delayed or postponed while waiting for an auspicious date. As for the length of time, it should be determined according to the actual circumstances; in principle, the longer it can be continued, the better.
65問：既然死後多日也可通過助念往生，那時間上應該怎樣安排對死者的 助念？是否念四十九天更好？
答：助念、超度應以離亡者死時越近越好，不可拖延、擇日子等；時間長短 ，當據實情，總以越長越好。(06/26)
Namo Amituofo!
