Shinran Seikaku’s 聖覚 Yuishinshō 唯信鈔, and Ryūkan’s 隆寛 Jirikitariki no koto 自力他力事, Ichinentanen funbetsu no koto 一念多念分別事, and Gosemonogatari no kikigaki 後世物語聞書, sharing them with his followers to promote Hōnen’s Pure Land teachings. Ryūkan’s three writings discuss doctrinal topics such as “self-power and Other Power” （jiriki tariki 自力他力）, “once-calling and many-callings” （ichinen tanen 一念多念）, “the path of sages and the Pure Land path” （shōjō nimon 聖浄二門）, and the “three minds” （sansin 三心）, which are all also discussed in the Yuishinshō. In the Yuishinshō’s interpretation of the mind of aspiration and directing of virtue （ekō hotsuganshin 回向発願心）, there are passages that seem to admit the efficacy of self-power in the process of the act of merit transference. However, in the Gosemonogatari no kikigaki, Ryūkan interprets the mind of aspiration and directing of virtue as the working of the Other Power of Amida’s Primal Vow. This interpretation in the Gosemonogatari no kikigaki is identical with Shinran’s understanding of the directing of virtue, which rejects efficacy in the acts of sentient beings and recognizes the truth of virtuous deeds only on Amida’s side. Shinran thought highly of Ryūkan’s Gosemonogatari no kikigaki because it further advanced the teaching of Other Power and clarified Seikaku’s understanding of the mind of aspiration and the directing of virtue from the perspective of the working of Other Power.
