[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [龍舒增廣淨土文](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970) › 12.11 # 龍舒增廣淨土文 12.11 龍舒增廣淨土文 12.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12.11) 十念門者，每日清晨服飾已後，面西正立，合掌連聲稱阿彌陀佛，盡一氣為一念。如是十氣，名為十念。但隨氣長短不限佛數，惟長惟久氣極為度。其佛聲不高不低、不緩不急，調停得中。如此十氣連屬不斷，意在令心不散、專精為功。故名為此十念者，顯是籍氣束心也。作此念已，發願回向云： > Regarding the practice of the Ten Recitations: Every day in the early morning after dressing, stand upright facing west, join your palms, and continuously recite the name of Amitābha Buddha. One full exhalation constitutes one recitation. Ten such breaths are termed the 'Ten Recitations.' Simply follow the length of the breath without limiting the count of the Buddha's name; let it be long and sustained, taking the end of the breath as the measure. The sound of the Buddha's name should be neither high nor low, neither slow nor fast, harmoniously tempered to a middle path. In this way, continue for ten breaths without interruption, the intention being to prevent the mind from scattering and to make focused dedication one's practice. Thus it is named 'these Ten Recitations,' demonstrating that one relies on the breath to rein in the mind. Having performed these recitations, make the vow and dedication, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12.10) - [Next: 12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12.12) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970~en-mt.12.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12.11) · Pramāṇa