Honen set the following three books as the canon, which were preached by Sakyamuni and generically called 'Three Pure Land Sutras': "Muryoju-kyo Bussetsu Muryoju-kyo", "Kammuryoju-kyo" and "Amida-kyo."
「浄土三部経」と総称される、釈尊により説かれた『無量寿経仏説無量寿経』、『観無量寿経』、『阿弥陀経』を、拠り所の経典と定める。