予一生崇尚念佛 (“For my entire life I have honored nembutsu.”)

予一生崇尚念佛

予 = yǔ = praise, esteem, give
一生 = yīshēng = all one’s life
崇尚 = chóngshàng = promote, praise
念佛 = niànfó = mindfulness of Buddha

Yúnqī Zhūhóng (雲棲袾宏; 1535–1615)

Source: The Chan Whip Anthology: A Companion to Zen Practice by Yúnqī Zhūhóng (雲棲袾宏)
Translated by Jeffrey L. Broughton and Elise Yoko Watanabe (p. 6).

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