6 definitions
Act of faith (n.) is too artificial, said Shinran; it leads one to doubt one's own faith, so it is enough just to repeat the Name.
Faith (n.) itself must not be thought of as one's own achievement; it too is Amida's gift.
Grace (n.) is not earned; it is common property like the sun, moon and stars, to be accepted with gratitude and never measured against merit.
Grace (n.) abused is like finding an antidote to a poison and going on drinking the poison.
The Nembutsu (n.) is non-practice and non-goodness for the one who says it, since he neither performs it nor creates it at his own discretion.
Self-power (n.) bars the door: as long as you rely on your own goodness, you will never be welcomed into Amida's true Land.