念佛四十八法：3) 端身持名

　　3) 端身持名

　　Regulating the Body during Buddha Recitation

　　Having decided to practice Buddha Recitation, you must keep your body pure (6) at all times and in all movements and gestures – whether walking, standing, sitting or reclining. When the body is pure, the m ind will also be pure.

　　The Pure Land practitioner should ponder this teaching. It is never wrong.

　　既以此身念佛，于一切行、住、坐、卧时，务常端正，身若端正，心即清净，当人自验诚不我欺。

　　Commentary

　　The body has a strong influence on the mind. Therefore, in order to have a strong, upright spirit and an unflinching faith in both self-power and Other-power (the power of the Buddhas), and to practice Buddha Recitation resolutely, it is necessary to cultivate an exceptionally pure body before starting out. The m ind is pure because the body-karma is tranquil and undefiled. Thus, for Buddha recitation to yield good results, the first condition is to keep the body pure.