Meaning of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo | Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism

Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō is a mantra that is chanted as the central practice of all forms of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism.

Myōhō Renge Kyō being the Japanese title of the Lotus Sūtra. The mantra is referred to as daimoku or, in honorific form, o-daimoku. The purpose of chanting daimoku is to attain perfect and complete awakening.

The seven characters na-mu-myō-hō-ren-ge-kyō are written down the centre of the gohonzon, the mandala venerated by most Nichiren Buddhists. The veneration towards the mandala is understood by those who believe in it as the veneration for a deeper representation, which they believe to be the Buddha Nature inherent to their own lives.

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