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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 and is one of the Kamakura period schools. Its
A bronze garden statue of Nichiren Daishonin in the Honnoji Temple of Nichiren Shu in Teramachi Street, Kyoto, Japan
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
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.
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera
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
Nichiren Buddhism
…Buddha-nature capable of attaining Buddhahood in the current life. There are three essential aspects to Nichiren Buddhism: The faith in Nichiren's Gohonzon The chanting of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo with varying recitations of the Lotus Sutra…
A gohonzon inscribed by Nichiren just before his death in 1280. The central logographs depict the official title of the Lotus Sūtra.
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 Taiseki-ji Temple. Printed in Kumada Ijō's book Nichiren Shōnin (1913). This mandala is the artistic source of
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
An example of butsuzo gohonzon in Pure Land Buddhism featuring Amitābha