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- Suzuki, Daisetz T. (2002). Buddha of Infinite Light: The Teachings of Shin Buddhism, the Japanese Way of Wisdom and Compassion. Shambhala. pp. 69–84. ISBN 1-57062-456-9.
- http://purelandnotes.com/pln_1/ag3d.htm
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- http://www.dictionaryofspiritualterms.com/public/Glossaries/terms.aspx?ID=394
- http://www.threewheels.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=9
- ↑ "妙好人". WEB版新纂浄土宗大辞典 (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ↑ "Myokonin Stories". shin-westhartford.tripod.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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