Gohonzon
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Gohonzon is a generic term for a venerated religious object in Japanese Buddhism. It may take the form of a scroll or statuary. The term gohonzon typically refers to the mainstream use of venerated ob
A gohonzon inscribed by Nichiren just before his death in 1280. The central logographs depict the official title of the Lotus Sūtra.
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Early photograph of the Dai-Gohonzon at Taiseki-ji Temple. Printed in Kumada Ijō's book Nichiren Shōnin (1913). This mandala is the artistic source of transcribed gohonzon copied both in Nichiren Shōshū, Kenshōkai and Soka Gakkai.
An example of butsuzo gohonzon in Pure Land Buddhism featuring Amitābha
Soka Gakkai
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Soka Gakkai is a Japanese new religion founded in 1930 based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren. The Sōka Gakkai has been led by Minoru Harada since December 2023.
Gohonzon
…Nichiren groups accord their own meanings to the term gohonzon in different ways, signifying their treatment of the object: "Object of Devotion" – Soka Gakkai "Object of Worship" – Nichiren Shōshū…
Tsunesaburō Makiguchi, the first President of the Sōka Gakkai
Jōsei Toda, the second President of the Sōka Gakkai
Daisaku Ikeda, third President of the Soka Gakkai, 2010