不掐珠而知念佛数
Not Clutching Beads, Yet Knowing Buddha Recitations’ Number
（七）念佛记数，是防懈惰。如无懈惰之心，不记亦可。
(7) Recitation [of the] Buddha[‘s name] [i.e. Āmítuófó (阿弥陀佛)] [with] counting [of its] number, is [for] preventing slackness. If without [the] mind of slackness, not counting also can [be done].
记数也可不用掐珠子。最初当用珠子念一点钟。以后快慢，照此一样，念一刻，半点，一点，均可知其佛数。
Counting [of] number also can [be] without use [of] clutching beads. First, [there] should [be] use [of] beads [to] recite [for] one hour. Afterwards, [with that] speed, according [to] this similarly, [be it] reciting [for] one quarter [of an hour], half [an] hour, [or] one hour, all can [be with] knowing [of] that Buddha[‘s name’s] number.
又《文钞》中记数念佛之法，最能摄心。阅之自知。
Also, within [the] ‘Collected Writings’, [the] method of counting numbers [with] recitation [of the] Buddha[‘s name, is] most able [to] gather [the] mind. [With] reading [of] that, [you will] personally know [it].
净土宗十三祖印光大师
Pure Land Tradition’s Thirteenth Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
《印光法师文钞三编》：
Dharma Master Yìnguāng’s Collected Writings’ Third Compilation:
卷四：杂著：第一百十五则：答善熏师问（问词略）：七
Scroll 4: Miscellaneous Writings: Excerpt 115:Replies [To] Master Shànxūn’s Questions ([with] questions’ words omitted): 7
[Ref: #__ / 4.115.7]
相关教理
Related Teachings:
如何念佛时断除杂念？
[61] How To Eliminate Mixed Thoughts During Mindfulness [Of] Buddha?
https://purelanders.com/2025/06/20/61-how-to-eliminate-mixed-thoughts-during-mindfulness-of-buddha
Namo Amituofo : Translation by Shen Shi’an
