2025.01.20
The Power of Written Odaimoku It is said that one of the reasons Toki Jonin went to so much trouble traveling all ove...
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2025.01.20
What is the Mokusho? The Mokusho is a wooden drum used in Nichiren Shu. It is used to keep the tempo when chanting th...
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What is the Enbi? Enbi is the pointed hat worn by a priest at a formal Nichiren Shu service. The Chinese priest...
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Igeta and Tachibana, Symbols of Nichiren Shu The emblem of Nichiren Shu is designed from the name of Nichiren Shonin ...
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Drums and Hand Drums Drums are used when priests enter the main hall of the temple for a service and hand drums are u...
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The Title of the Lotus Sutra The title of the Lotus Sutra in Sanskrit is Saddharma-punadarika-sutra, which means, “Th...
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Origin of the Name “Nichiren” The name “Nichiren” means “Sun Lotus.” The “Sun” part of his name originated in Chapter...
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Is it “Nam” or “Namu”? Many people outside Japan have been introduced to chanting of the Odaimoku in the form “Nam My...
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What Is the Gohonzon? Many visitors come to Nichiren Shu temples, see the statues of Shakyamuni Buddha and Many Treas...
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Why Do We Chant the Hoben-pon and Jiga-ge? In Hokke Daimoku-sho, Nichiren Shonin called reciting the entire sutra the...