（1） 'Correct mindfulness'， 'correct thought.' One of the Eightfold Path 八正道. Nien refers to continual mindfulness without lapse. To continually keep （something） in mind. To be removed from evil thought and be mindful of the Buddha-way （sam!praja^na， pratismrta， smr!ti， sam!yak-smr!ti）. （2） To abide in veracious thought. To rectify the mind and hold to its true form. To be mindful of reality and not to be taken in by appearances. （3） To skillfully remember affairs without lapse in memory. In Pure Land teachings， the Mind of True Reliance on Amita^bha Buddha.