At a funeral, the nenbutsu-ko is sometimes held at a Buddhist memorial service called the makura-kyo (the service that chants a sutra near the pillow of the deceased during tsuya (the wake)).
葬儀の時の念仏講は、枕経（まくらきょう）と呼ばれる通夜に執り行われる法要で行われる場合がある。