Gohonzon
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Gohonzon (御本尊) 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 objects within Nichiren Buddhism, referring to the calligraphic paper mandala inscribed by the 13th Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren to which devotional chanting is directed.
A gohonzon inscribed by Nichiren just before his death in 1280. The central logographs depict the official title of the Lotus Sūtra.
Early photograph of the Dai-Gohonzon at Taisekiji Temple. Printed in Kumada Ijō's book Nichiren Shōnin (1913). This mandala is the artistic source of transcribed gohonzon copied both in Nichiren Shoshu, Kenshokai and Soka Gakkai.
An example of butsuzo gohonzon in Pure Land Buddhism featuring Amitābha
Nichiren Buddhism
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Nichiren Buddhism, also known as Hokkeshū, is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of the Kamakura period schools. Its teachings derive from some 300–400 extant letters and treatises either authored by or attributed to Nichiren.
A bronze garden statue of Nichiren Daishonin in the Honnoji Temple of Nichiren Shu in Teramachi Street, Kyoto, Japan
An illustrated image of the Lotus Sūtra, which is highly revered in Nichiren Buddhism. From the Kamakura period, c. 1257. Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper.