Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō is a Japanese sacred phrase chanted within all forms of Nichiren Buddhism. In English, it means "Devotion to the Mystic Dharma of the Lotus Flower Sutra" or "Homage to the Sublime
An inscription of Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō by Japanese artisan Hasegawa Tohaku. Toyama, Japan. Circa Momoyama period, 1568.
Fukūken-saku Kannon in the Hokke-dō (Lotus Sutra Ritual Hall) of Tōdai-ji. Kannon (Guanyin), who appears in the Lotus Sutra, was often associated with the daimoku during the Heian period.
Nichiren bowing before the Gohonzon, a calligraphic mandala depicting the Daimoku
Rock carved with the daimoku, in Wake, Okayama prefecture, Japan
Nichiren Buddhism, also known as Hokkeshū, is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren and is one of the Kamakura period schools. Its
Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō
…Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō (Kanji: 南無妙法蓮華経) is a Japanese sacred phrase chanted within all forms of Nichiren Buddhism. In English, it means "Devotion to the Mystic Dharma of the Lotus Flower Sutra" or "Homage to the Sublime Dharma of the Lotus Sutra". The words Myōhō…
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.
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera