A Chanting Device Helped My Uncle Attain Rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss
Namo Amitabha Buddha
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A Chanting Device Helped My Uncle Attain Rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss
In May 2025, I had the opportunity to attend a Dharma assembly at the Pure Land Buddhist Amitabha Temple in Singapore. During this visit, I briefly shared with the Dharma Master the events leading up to my uncle’s passing. With the Master’s compassionate guidance, I was encouraged to write this down – to support and motivate others. Thus, I share this account.
My uncle passed away at the end of March 2025 due to end-stage kidney failure. The doctors explained that if we continued dialysis, it would place an excessive burden on his heart which could potentially lead to a cardiac failure and advised us on ceasing the treatment. After the treatment was stopped, he endured for two more weeks with remarkable determination, demonstrating his perseverance and will to live.
During this final period, we deeply felt the compassionate protection of Amitabha Buddha. At that time, our family was travelling in China. It seemed as if, by unseen spiritual guidance, my uncle was waiting for our return. The moment we arrived in Singapore, we received notice that he was critically ill. We rushed to the Singapore General Hospital, where we found him unable to speak, with lifeless eyes and a pallid complexion - his condition was deteriorating.
After leaving the ward, we advised my cousin to chant “Namo Amituofo” beside his dying father. We explained that this was not superstition, but a compassionate form of spiritual support. As Venerable Jingping often teaches, “Chanting Amitabha’s name gain vast merit and virtue and can relieve suffering in critical moments.”, we handed my cousin a Buddha card to place at the bedside and encouraged him to introduce Amitabha Buddha to his father, to look upon the Buddha as a loving father, and chant together to ease suffering and invoke Buddha’s power for rebirth in the Pure Land.
The next day, my cousin informed us that his father’s condition had worsened and that the doctors were prepared to declare death at any time. At that point of time, we couldn’t visit the hospital. On the same night, we couldn’t sleep, so we kept chanting Amitabha’s name, dedicating the merit to my uncle.
We also encountered some external obstacles. Having not driven my car for nine days while being overseas, we discovered that the car battery was flat upon our return. It had to be sent for repairs, thus delaying our plans by an entire week. I took those setbacks as reminders - the more obstacles arise, the more determined we must be in our resolve to help our loved ones. While the car was under repair, my mother and I decided to visit the hospital again to assist in chanting, bringing along a newly released chanting device produced by Pure Land Buddhism.
That afternoon, we took public transport to the hospital and immediately played the “Near End of Life Guidance” by Venerable Jingben on the chanting device. Though my uncle had shown little prior response, upon hearing the teaching, his hands moved slightly – suggesting that he still had some awareness. Shortly after the Buddha’s name was being played, his face gradually relaxed, his features softened, and his previously grey complexion turned warm and rosy, as if he had entered into a peaceful sleep. The chanting continued until 9pm, after which the device automatically switched to Venerable’s “End-of-Life Guidance.” He gradually quieted down, gently closed his eyes, and his breath and heartbeat slowly ceased. At 12:53am that night, he passed away peacefully.
The next day, we hurried to make funeral arrangements. That very evening, the body was moved to the wake hall. Though it was a rush, everything went smoothly. We are deeply grateful to Venerable Jingping from Singapore Amitabha Temple for her prompt response and for arranging a Dharma Master to preside over the funeral rites. On the third morning at 8am, the Master arrived and led one hour Amitabha chanting service with our family. The ceremony was solemn and meaningful, for which we were most grateful.
What happened next was even more astonishing. The next day, a dragonfly flew into the wake hall and shed its outer shell - a symbol of transformation, rebirth, and the purification of karmic obstructions. Later, several family members dreamt of my uncle appearing in radiant form, free from illness and full of vitality - which was an immense comforting sign.
We firmly believe that it was Amitabha Buddha’s compassionate light that guided my uncle to a peaceful rebirth in the Pure Land, liberating him from suffering. We are especially thankful to Venerable Jingben and Venerable Jingping for the development and distribution of the chanting device - not only does it help build Dharma connections in daily life, but it also plays an incredible role in critical end-of-life moments.
May this personal experience inspire more people to have faith in and practise the Pure Land path - sowing the causes of liberation for both themselves and their loved ones.
Namo Amituofo
Written by Puhui, Singapore
July 19, 2025
📌 Note: To make it easier for everyone to listen to chanting guidance anytime and anywhere, Venerable Jingping has specially recorded "Near End of Life Guidance" and "End-of-Life Guidance" videos, now available on the Pure Land Buddhism website. These include Buddha name recitations and can be played directly:
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