Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
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Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the central mantra in Nichiren Buddhism, chanted as an expression of devotion to the Lotus Sutra and the belief in the inherent Buddha nature of all people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nam-myoho-renge-kyo canonical | 2 |
| Kanjin no Honzon Sho | 1 |
| Myoho-renge-kyo | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist mantra
ⓘ
Daimoku ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Tathagatagarbha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha nature
Mystic Law ⓘ Ten Worlds ⓘ human revolution ⓘ inherent enlightenment ⓘ kosen-rufu ⓘ mutual possession of the Ten Worlds ⓘ three thousand realms in a single moment of life ⓘ |
| coreTextReferenced |
Lotus Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra
Myoho Renge Kyo ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstProclamation | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstProclamation | 1253 ⓘ |
| devotionalAspect |
faith in the Gohonzon
ⓘ
faith in the Lotus Sutra ⓘ faith in the Mystic Law ⓘ |
| fullMeaning | Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Nichiren ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Gongyo ⓘ |
| meaningOfComponent |
Kyo means sutra or teaching
ⓘ
Myoho means Mystic Law ⓘ Nam means devotion ⓘ Renge means lotus flower ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstProclamation |
Awa Province
ⓘ
Seicho-ji Temple ⓘ |
| practiceType |
chanting
ⓘ
vocal recitation ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
central practice of Nichiren Buddhism
ⓘ
expression of devotion to the Lotus Sutra ⓘ means to reveal Buddha nature ⓘ |
| recitationFrequency | daily ⓘ |
| recitationObject | Gohonzon ⓘ |
| recitationSetting |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
home altar ⓘ |
| regionOfPractice |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ Latin America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religiousTradition |
Nichiren Buddhism
ⓘ
Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Nichiren Shoshu
Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Nichiren Shu
Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| script | kanji ⓘ |
| soteriologicalRole |
attainment of Buddhahood in this lifetime
ⓘ
cause for happiness ⓘ transformation of karma ⓘ |
| transliterationSystem | Hepburn romanization ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
embodiment of the Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
title of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ ultimate Law of life and the universe ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Myoho-renge-kyo