The Sutras say that those who hold the Buddha's name with utmost sincerity will derive ten great benefits in this life:
- Day and night they enjoy the invisible protection of all celestial beings, powerful deities and their `multitudes of retainers�;
- Twenty-five great Bodhisattvas, including the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kuan Yin) and all the other Bodhisattvas, constantly keep them in mind and protect them;
- They enjoy the continuous aid and protection of the Buddhas; Amitabha Buddha emits constant light to gather them;
- No evil demons, ferocious dragons, poisonous snakes or the like can harm them;
- They do not meet with such calamities as drowning, burning or other violent death, nor do they encounter such punishment as being shackled and imprisoned;
- Previous evil Karma is gradually dissipated; the spirits of those whom they have murdered in past lives are liberated and no longer seek revenge;
- They have restful sleep or dream of auspicious events or view the supremely wonderful body of Amitabha Buddha;
- Their Minds are always joyful and at peace, their complexions clear and bright, their bodies filled with energy and strength; whatever they undertake generally will success;
- They are always honored and assisted by others, and are gladly given the same respect reserved for the Buddhas;
- At the time of death, they would not experience fright, as the right thoughts, and would manifest themselves; they would witness Amitabha Buddha and the Holy Assembly.
Since Buddha Recitation can bring such benefits in the present and the future lives a, it is the most important of all mundane and supra-mundane Dharma methods in the Buddhist practice.