Moreover, whereas Honen had taught faith could be built up by the nembutsu practice, Shinran stated that faith needed to precede practice, and could not be built up through it.
Selain itu, meskipun Honen mengajarkan bahwa keyakinan dapat dibangun dengan praktek nembutsu, Shinran menyatakan bahwa keyakinan dibutuhkan untuk mendahului praktik, dan tak dapat dibangun melaluinya.