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... because of the protective functions of the Universe are activated there.
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... because of the protective functions of the Universe are activated there.
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“Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
is not only the core of the Buddha’s lifetime teachings,
but also the heart, essence, and ultimate principle
of the Lotus Sutra.”
NICHIREN DAISHONIN
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is not only the core of the Buddha’s lifetime teachings,
but also the heart, essence, and ultimate principle
of the Lotus Sutra.”
NICHIREN DAISHONIN
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In the Nichiren Buddhism ...
... " the basic prayer or chant is Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo.
This is the name of the Mystic Law that governs life eternally throughout the universe.
Nichiren Daishonin revealed this law as the underlying principle contained in Buddhism’s
highest teaching, the Lotus Sutra.
All life is an expression or manifestation of this law.
Thus when we chant this Mystic Law,
we attune our lives to the perfect rhythm of the universe.
The result is increased vital life force, wisdom, compassion
and good fortune to face the challenges in front of us."
... " the basic prayer or chant is Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo.
This is the name of the Mystic Law that governs life eternally throughout the universe.
Nichiren Daishonin revealed this law as the underlying principle contained in Buddhism’s
highest teaching, the Lotus Sutra.
All life is an expression or manifestation of this law.
Thus when we chant this Mystic Law,
we attune our lives to the perfect rhythm of the universe.
The result is increased vital life force, wisdom, compassion
and good fortune to face the challenges in front of us."
(The Winning Life, page 14.)
The movement's founder Nichiren Daishonin who was born 1222 in Japan,
taught that repeating the words "Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo" front of the Gohonzon,
we can achieve anything in our life.
By chanting we will be blessed. It is important that our faith is in the Gohonzon.
When we chant with our heart everything will come to us when the time is right.
When we face the Gohonzon we need to relax and all will fall in place.
taught that repeating the words "Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo" front of the Gohonzon,
we can achieve anything in our life.
By chanting we will be blessed. It is important that our faith is in the Gohonzon.
When we chant with our heart everything will come to us when the time is right.
When we face the Gohonzon we need to relax and all will fall in place.
Repeating the Words ...
... of "Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo" earliest results:
we will experience that our perception will change and our senses will be cleansed .
We begin to look at ourselves and our environment with a different eyes.
For example, we do not see that our situation is dark.
We will realize that we have enough strength to change it.
... of "Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo" earliest results:
we will experience that our perception will change and our senses will be cleansed .
We begin to look at ourselves and our environment with a different eyes.
For example, we do not see that our situation is dark.
We will realize that we have enough strength to change it.
Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo
"I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra."
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Nichiren Daishorin (1222-1282)
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"I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra."
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Nichiren Daishorin (1222-1282)
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Nichiren Daishorin (1222-82) established the chanting of Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo as the way to awaken one's Buddha nature and tap into the deepest levels of our existence, on which our own lives and that of the universe are one.
He first taught the invocation of the phrase to a small group at Seicho-ji temple in Awa province, Japan, on April 28, 1253.
Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo is the name of the Lotus Sutra in Japanese pronunciation of classical Chinese characters, and so the literal meaning of Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo is
"I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra."
As the following explanation shows, there are deeper levels of meaning attached to each element of the phrase.
Nam
Nam derives from the Sanskrit word namu, meaning "to devote oneself."
Nichiren established the practice of chanting Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo as a means to enable all people to put their lives in harmony or rhythm with the law of life, or Dharma. In the original Sanskrit, namu indicates the elements of action and attitude, and refers therefore to the correct action one needs to take and the attitude one needs to develop in order to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime.
Myoho
Myoho literally means the Mystic Law
... the underlying truth or principle which governs the mysterious workings of the universe and our life from moment to moment. Myo refers to the very essence of life, which is "invisible" and beyond intellectual understanding. This essence always expresses itself in a tangible form (ho) that can be apprehended by the senses. Phenomena (ho) are changeable, but pervading all such phenomena is a constant reality known as myo. Myo also means to open, to revive, and to be fully endowed with the qualities we need to develop our lives.
Renge
Renge means lotus flower.
The lotus blooms and produces seeds at the same time, and thus represents the simultaneity of cause and effect. The circumstances and quality of our individual lives are determined by the causes and effects, both good and bad, that we accumulate (through our thoughts, words and actions) at each moment. This is called our "karma"
The law of cause and effect affirms that we each have personal responsibility for our own destiny. We create our destiny and we have the power to change it. The most powerful positive cause we can make is to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo; the effect of Buddhahood is simultaneously created in the depths of our life and will definitely manifest in time.
The lotus flower grows and blooms in a muddy pond, and yet remains pristine and free from any defilement, symbolizing the emergence of Buddhahood from within the life of an ordinary person in the midst of the struggles of day-to-day existence.
Kyo
Kyo literally means sutra
... the voice or teaching of a Buddha. In this sense, it also means sound, rhythm or vibration. In a broad sense, kyoconveys the concept that all things in the universe are a manifestation of the
Mystic Law.
He first taught the invocation of the phrase to a small group at Seicho-ji temple in Awa province, Japan, on April 28, 1253.
Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo is the name of the Lotus Sutra in Japanese pronunciation of classical Chinese characters, and so the literal meaning of Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo is
"I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra."
As the following explanation shows, there are deeper levels of meaning attached to each element of the phrase.
Nam
Nam derives from the Sanskrit word namu, meaning "to devote oneself."
Nichiren established the practice of chanting Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo as a means to enable all people to put their lives in harmony or rhythm with the law of life, or Dharma. In the original Sanskrit, namu indicates the elements of action and attitude, and refers therefore to the correct action one needs to take and the attitude one needs to develop in order to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime.
Myoho
Myoho literally means the Mystic Law
... the underlying truth or principle which governs the mysterious workings of the universe and our life from moment to moment. Myo refers to the very essence of life, which is "invisible" and beyond intellectual understanding. This essence always expresses itself in a tangible form (ho) that can be apprehended by the senses. Phenomena (ho) are changeable, but pervading all such phenomena is a constant reality known as myo. Myo also means to open, to revive, and to be fully endowed with the qualities we need to develop our lives.
Renge
Renge means lotus flower.
The lotus blooms and produces seeds at the same time, and thus represents the simultaneity of cause and effect. The circumstances and quality of our individual lives are determined by the causes and effects, both good and bad, that we accumulate (through our thoughts, words and actions) at each moment. This is called our "karma"
The law of cause and effect affirms that we each have personal responsibility for our own destiny. We create our destiny and we have the power to change it. The most powerful positive cause we can make is to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo; the effect of Buddhahood is simultaneously created in the depths of our life and will definitely manifest in time.
The lotus flower grows and blooms in a muddy pond, and yet remains pristine and free from any defilement, symbolizing the emergence of Buddhahood from within the life of an ordinary person in the midst of the struggles of day-to-day existence.
Kyo
Kyo literally means sutra
... the voice or teaching of a Buddha. In this sense, it also means sound, rhythm or vibration. In a broad sense, kyoconveys the concept that all things in the universe are a manifestation of the
Mystic Law.
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A karaoke-style guide for beginners to learn the pronunciation and rhythm of chanting
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as practiced by members of the SGI.
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A karaoke-style guide for beginners to learn the pronunciation and rhythm of chanting
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as practiced by members of the SGI.
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The Meaning of
Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo
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The Meaning of
Nam - Myoho - Renge - Kyo
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"Nichiren regarded Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the Mystic Law, the natural principle governing the workings of life in the universe, the law to which all Buddhas are enlightened and the true aspect of our own lives. He saw the practice of repeatedly invoking this law as the 'direct path to enlightenment.' The phrase can be literally translated as 'I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law.'"
People first coming into contact with the religious practice of the Soka Gakkai International may be struck by the stress placed on the phrase "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo." It may appear that everything starts from and returns to this single phrase. This does, however, accurately reflect
Nichiren's (1222-82) view of its importance and the value he placed on its repeated invocation.
As he put it: "[T]he soul of Nichiren is nothing other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo." Indeed, Nichiren regarded Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the Mystic Law, the natural principle governing the workings of life in the universe, the law to which all Buddhas are enlightened and the true aspect of our own lives. He saw the practice of repeatedly invoking this law as the "direct path to enlightenment."
The Voice
Many people associate Buddhist religious practice with silent, interior meditation.
But the practice of vocalizing, reciting and chanting various teachings has played a vitally important role in the history of Buddhism. To voice one's innermost conviction and vow in prayer is an intensely public act. The emphasis on audible chanting as opposed to silent meditation reflects a core stance of Nichiren's Buddhism.
Rather than simply exploring and withdrawing into the private realms of the inner life, religious practice is focused on bringing forth our highest inner potential in relation to and for the benefit of our fellow humans and human society. Nichiren often quotes the words of an earlier Buddhist philosopher that "The voice does the Buddha's work."
Using our voices to express and convey the state of our inner life--whether that be one of joy, gratitude, despair or determination is central to our identity as humans. It is likely that the quintessentially human act of "prayer" grew from such semi-instinctual pleas, cries and thanks directed toward the inscrutable forces of nature and prior to any consciously formulated system of doctrine or belief.
Likewise, it is through song, the voice, that human beings have given primary expression to their innermost feelings of and desires for harmony with all life. The voice serves as a vital link between ourselves, our fellow humans and a universe that is itself vibrant with the rhythms of life and death.
Nichiren viewed the Lotus Sutra, with its message that all people are capable of becoming
Buddhas that, at the deepest level, all people already are enlightened Buddhas as the ultimate teaching of Buddhism with an enduring and universal applicability. In line with earlier schools dedicated to the Lotus Sutra, he considered the five Chinese characters of the title of the sutra myo, ho, ren, ge, kyo as embodying the essence of the sutra, the Mystic Law to which Shakyamuni and other Buddhas are enlightened.
Thus, when on April 28, 1253, he declared that to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo was to activate its promise of universal enlightenment, Nichiren was establishing a form of practice that would open the way to enlightenment for all people regardless of class or educational background.
This was borne out in the diverse range of people who gathered around Nichiren, becoming his followers and fellow practitioners; they included people with a highly developed understanding of Buddhist doctrine and history as well as farmers with little if any literacy. It is also borne out in the astonishing diversity of people practicing Nichiren Buddhism globally today.
The Mystic Law
Nichiren devoted great energy to encouraging his followers to muster profound faith that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is a practice by which they can bring forth their inherent Buddha nature strengthening their capacity for wisdom, courage, confidence, vitality and compassion to successfully meet the challenges of daily life and establish a state of unshakable happiness in this world.
What, then, does Nam-myoho-renge-kyo mean? The phrase can be literally translated as "I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law." In a number of his many writings which include treatises, petitions, records of lectures as well as letters to individual believers Nichiren delves into the deeper significance of each of the component characters.
Nam (or Namu)
derives from the Sanskrit and means to venerate or dedicate oneself. (It is often translated as "hail" or "take refuge in," but from the perspective of Nichiren Buddhism, with its stress on the fact that the Law is inherent in all people, this cannot be considered the optimal translation.) Myoho-renge-kyo is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters comprising the title of the Lotus Sutra, or Saddharma Pundarika Sutra in the original Sanskrit.
Nichiren comments that the entire formulation thus fuses elements of Sanskrit and Chinese, the two great civilizations of his known world. This may be understood as expressing the universalist orientation of Nichiren Buddhism, its active embrace of human culture and civilization.
Myoho
corresponds to Saddharma and may be translated as "wonderful or mystic Law." As Nichiren comments in one letter: "What then does myo signify? It is simply the mysterious nature of our life from moment to moment, which the mind cannot comprehend or words express."
Nichiren further cites three attributes of the character myo: To open, to be fully endowed, and to revive. Ho is the dharma or law, and together the two characters of myoho refer to the Mystic Law.
As SGI President Daisaku Ikeda has written: "The great power of the Mystic Law...embraces everything, brings out the positive possibilities of all situations, transforming everything toward the good, reviving and giving new life to all experiences."
Myo and ho are also identified by Nichiren as corresponding to life and death, which Buddhism regards as the two aspects one active and manifest, the other latent and unseen of a deeper
life-continuum. This continuum is permeated and shaped by the law of causality, or cause and effect, which Nichiren identifies ...
With Renge, The Lotus Flower.
Specifically, the fact that the lotus flower already contains seeds when it opens symbolizes the principle of the simultaneity of cause and effect, the idea that causes we make are engraved in the deepest, most essential realms of life, and on this plane we immediately experience the effects of our thoughts, words and deeds. In terms of Buddhist practice this means that
"Anyone who practices this Law will obtain both the cause and effect of Buddhahood simultaneously."
The fact that the lotus flower sends forth pure white blossoms from roots sunk deep in muddy water expresses the idea that our highest nature is brought forth through committed engagement with the often difficult or disagreeable realities of life and society.
Finally, Kyo
signifies the sutra, the voiced and transmitted teaching of the Buddha. The Chinese character for kyo indicates the threads that run continually through a woven fabric. Nichiren writes: "Kyo represents the words and voices of all living beings ... Kyo may also be defined as that which is constant and unchanging in the three existences of past, present and future."
Elsewhere Nichiren associates each of the characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with parts of the human body: head, throat, chest, abdomen and legs, respectively. This may be understood as indicating that the mystic principle or law that guides and governs the living cosmos is in no way separate from the concrete realities of our lives.
By invoking the Mystic Law and bringing forth our highest, most enlightened nature, we naturally inspire those around us to strive toward the highest, most creative and compassionate way of life.
This develops into a "virtuous circle" of mutually reinforcing celebration of the infinite dignity and value of all human beings. Nichiren uses a poetic metaphor to describe this process:
"[W]hen a caged bird sings, birds who are flying in the sky are thereby summoned and gather around, and when the birds flying in the sky gather around, the bird in the cage strives to get out. When with our mouths we chant the Mystic Law, our Buddha nature, being summoned, will invariably emerge."
People first coming into contact with the religious practice of the Soka Gakkai International may be struck by the stress placed on the phrase "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo." It may appear that everything starts from and returns to this single phrase. This does, however, accurately reflect
Nichiren's (1222-82) view of its importance and the value he placed on its repeated invocation.
As he put it: "[T]he soul of Nichiren is nothing other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo." Indeed, Nichiren regarded Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as the Mystic Law, the natural principle governing the workings of life in the universe, the law to which all Buddhas are enlightened and the true aspect of our own lives. He saw the practice of repeatedly invoking this law as the "direct path to enlightenment."
The Voice
Many people associate Buddhist religious practice with silent, interior meditation.
But the practice of vocalizing, reciting and chanting various teachings has played a vitally important role in the history of Buddhism. To voice one's innermost conviction and vow in prayer is an intensely public act. The emphasis on audible chanting as opposed to silent meditation reflects a core stance of Nichiren's Buddhism.
Rather than simply exploring and withdrawing into the private realms of the inner life, religious practice is focused on bringing forth our highest inner potential in relation to and for the benefit of our fellow humans and human society. Nichiren often quotes the words of an earlier Buddhist philosopher that "The voice does the Buddha's work."
Using our voices to express and convey the state of our inner life--whether that be one of joy, gratitude, despair or determination is central to our identity as humans. It is likely that the quintessentially human act of "prayer" grew from such semi-instinctual pleas, cries and thanks directed toward the inscrutable forces of nature and prior to any consciously formulated system of doctrine or belief.
Likewise, it is through song, the voice, that human beings have given primary expression to their innermost feelings of and desires for harmony with all life. The voice serves as a vital link between ourselves, our fellow humans and a universe that is itself vibrant with the rhythms of life and death.
Nichiren viewed the Lotus Sutra, with its message that all people are capable of becoming
Buddhas that, at the deepest level, all people already are enlightened Buddhas as the ultimate teaching of Buddhism with an enduring and universal applicability. In line with earlier schools dedicated to the Lotus Sutra, he considered the five Chinese characters of the title of the sutra myo, ho, ren, ge, kyo as embodying the essence of the sutra, the Mystic Law to which Shakyamuni and other Buddhas are enlightened.
Thus, when on April 28, 1253, he declared that to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo was to activate its promise of universal enlightenment, Nichiren was establishing a form of practice that would open the way to enlightenment for all people regardless of class or educational background.
This was borne out in the diverse range of people who gathered around Nichiren, becoming his followers and fellow practitioners; they included people with a highly developed understanding of Buddhist doctrine and history as well as farmers with little if any literacy. It is also borne out in the astonishing diversity of people practicing Nichiren Buddhism globally today.
The Mystic Law
Nichiren devoted great energy to encouraging his followers to muster profound faith that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is a practice by which they can bring forth their inherent Buddha nature strengthening their capacity for wisdom, courage, confidence, vitality and compassion to successfully meet the challenges of daily life and establish a state of unshakable happiness in this world.
What, then, does Nam-myoho-renge-kyo mean? The phrase can be literally translated as "I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law." In a number of his many writings which include treatises, petitions, records of lectures as well as letters to individual believers Nichiren delves into the deeper significance of each of the component characters.
Nam (or Namu)
derives from the Sanskrit and means to venerate or dedicate oneself. (It is often translated as "hail" or "take refuge in," but from the perspective of Nichiren Buddhism, with its stress on the fact that the Law is inherent in all people, this cannot be considered the optimal translation.) Myoho-renge-kyo is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters comprising the title of the Lotus Sutra, or Saddharma Pundarika Sutra in the original Sanskrit.
Nichiren comments that the entire formulation thus fuses elements of Sanskrit and Chinese, the two great civilizations of his known world. This may be understood as expressing the universalist orientation of Nichiren Buddhism, its active embrace of human culture and civilization.
Myoho
corresponds to Saddharma and may be translated as "wonderful or mystic Law." As Nichiren comments in one letter: "What then does myo signify? It is simply the mysterious nature of our life from moment to moment, which the mind cannot comprehend or words express."
Nichiren further cites three attributes of the character myo: To open, to be fully endowed, and to revive. Ho is the dharma or law, and together the two characters of myoho refer to the Mystic Law.
As SGI President Daisaku Ikeda has written: "The great power of the Mystic Law...embraces everything, brings out the positive possibilities of all situations, transforming everything toward the good, reviving and giving new life to all experiences."
Myo and ho are also identified by Nichiren as corresponding to life and death, which Buddhism regards as the two aspects one active and manifest, the other latent and unseen of a deeper
life-continuum. This continuum is permeated and shaped by the law of causality, or cause and effect, which Nichiren identifies ...
With Renge, The Lotus Flower.
Specifically, the fact that the lotus flower already contains seeds when it opens symbolizes the principle of the simultaneity of cause and effect, the idea that causes we make are engraved in the deepest, most essential realms of life, and on this plane we immediately experience the effects of our thoughts, words and deeds. In terms of Buddhist practice this means that
"Anyone who practices this Law will obtain both the cause and effect of Buddhahood simultaneously."
The fact that the lotus flower sends forth pure white blossoms from roots sunk deep in muddy water expresses the idea that our highest nature is brought forth through committed engagement with the often difficult or disagreeable realities of life and society.
Finally, Kyo
signifies the sutra, the voiced and transmitted teaching of the Buddha. The Chinese character for kyo indicates the threads that run continually through a woven fabric. Nichiren writes: "Kyo represents the words and voices of all living beings ... Kyo may also be defined as that which is constant and unchanging in the three existences of past, present and future."
Elsewhere Nichiren associates each of the characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with parts of the human body: head, throat, chest, abdomen and legs, respectively. This may be understood as indicating that the mystic principle or law that guides and governs the living cosmos is in no way separate from the concrete realities of our lives.
By invoking the Mystic Law and bringing forth our highest, most enlightened nature, we naturally inspire those around us to strive toward the highest, most creative and compassionate way of life.
This develops into a "virtuous circle" of mutually reinforcing celebration of the infinite dignity and value of all human beings. Nichiren uses a poetic metaphor to describe this process:
"[W]hen a caged bird sings, birds who are flying in the sky are thereby summoned and gather around, and when the birds flying in the sky gather around, the bird in the cage strives to get out. When with our mouths we chant the Mystic Law, our Buddha nature, being summoned, will invariably emerge."
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"Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" is Power,
"Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" is Wisdom,
"Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" is Food for Our Mind
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Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is Power, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is Wisdom,
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo gives Peace.
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"Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" is Power,
"Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" is Wisdom,
"Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" is Food for Our Mind
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Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is Power, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is Wisdom,
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo gives Peace.
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For people who are not yet practicing but are interested in the religion Nichiren Buddhism there will be no difficult terms used in this article.
Nichiren Buddhism was founded by Nichiren Daishonin, he was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period in Japan.
The Kamakura period is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 AD in Kamakura. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra(one of the most important texts in Mahayana Buddhism, significant particularly in China and Japan and given special veneration by the Nichiren sect.) — which contained Gautama Buddha’s[also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Born in the Shakya republic in the Himalayan foothills, Gautama Buddha taught primarily in northeastern India.] teachings towards the end of his life — as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment or Buddhahood.
Life is full with challenges, Pain, Sicknesses and Death. Even the daily challenges we face head-on become the means by which we can live fulfilled, happy lives.
Our inherent Buddhahood is the source of limitless power and wisdom that enables us to tackle any situation, however big or small, and guides us toward the best course of action by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo also named Daimoku.
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is writing like “Hello without the H, Ello”. It’s Namu Myoho Renge Kyo,
As Nichiren explained the mantra in his Ongi Kuden, also called the Shu Chu Hokkekyo Ongi Kuden, or the Nikko Ki. It is a record of oral lectures, on the Lotus Sutra, given by Nichiren Daishonin to his six senior disciples(Orally transmitted teachings).
Namu (南無) is a transliteration into Japanese of the Sanskrit “namas”[A Hindu rishi (sage) ], and Myōhō Renge Kyō is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese title of the Lotus Sutra, in the translation by Kumārajīva (hence, Daimoku, which is a Japanese word meaning ‘title’). Kumārajīva was a Kuchean Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator. He first studied teachings of the Sarvāstivāda schools, later studied under Buddhasvāmin, and finally became a Mahāyāna adherent, studying the Mādhyamaka doctrine of Nāgārjuna.
What does Nam Myoho Renge Kyo Mean?
There are many ways to give it a meaning, best way to know the
meaning is to understand what this mantra represent.
Nam –
Is the perfect relationship between a person’s life and the eternal truth. For example, the word ‘religion’, which comes from Latin, originally ‘highly bound to something, and this is contained in the word Nam. One meaning is dedicating your life or become one with the eternal truth of life. The other is to get unlimited energy from this source, and take positive action to alleviate the suffering from Others.
What is the ‘ultimate truth’ that you can identify with your own life? That is Myoho-Renge-Kyo. Japanese translated title of the Lotus Sutra.
“Myoho literally means the Mystic Law.
“Myo” (mysticism) means ‘It’s not understandable’ and ‘ho’ means ‘law’. “Myoho” is the law that underlies the part of life that is not understandable. In another Myo indicates the constant truth and Ho all phenomena has brought by Myo.
Renge means lotus.
In Buddhism the lotus is used to explain the profound law of cause and effect (karma). Because the lotus flower at the same time and seeds. In plain English, what you give is what you get.
Positive or Negative.
Finally Kyo
is indicated on the sutras. In a broader sense, the activities of all living beings and all phenomena in the universe. By drawing on the mystical law of inside everyone can experience this universal harmony in his or her life. Also means the warp of dust, symbolizing the continuity of life, through past, present and future around.
… With other words, There are no words enough to explain only to experience by practicing Namu Myoho Renge Kyo.
Now, what does it do?
When we are hungry, we eat. But what about our mind? We are under influence of Pain, Stress, Sadness and Obstacles. People have dreams, trying to reach it but keeps on failing it and give up.
By chanting Namu Myoho Renge Kyo you bring in good thoughts.
When you bring in only good thoughts you think in a different way.
When you think in another way, you never make the same mistake,
have the same thought or feeling.
You create new ways to your goals, to go through your obstacles in life,
helps you to make a better and stronger person.
Does it change you? Yes, in a good way. Watch the video above, there is something special about this video.
Did you know that this video brought and is still brining thousands of people together?
This video in question contains pure Daimoku or Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.
We received stories that it made people rich, overcome sickness like a story of a female who had 3 months to live start to use this video to chant and she’s still here today and the cancer has disappeared or a bad man turns into a warm kind person.
Now you know how special Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is, now you know what you need to know about Daimoku.
Nichiren Buddhism was founded by Nichiren Daishonin, he was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period in Japan.
The Kamakura period is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 AD in Kamakura. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra(one of the most important texts in Mahayana Buddhism, significant particularly in China and Japan and given special veneration by the Nichiren sect.) — which contained Gautama Buddha’s[also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Born in the Shakya republic in the Himalayan foothills, Gautama Buddha taught primarily in northeastern India.] teachings towards the end of his life — as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment or Buddhahood.
Life is full with challenges, Pain, Sicknesses and Death. Even the daily challenges we face head-on become the means by which we can live fulfilled, happy lives.
Our inherent Buddhahood is the source of limitless power and wisdom that enables us to tackle any situation, however big or small, and guides us toward the best course of action by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo also named Daimoku.
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is writing like “Hello without the H, Ello”. It’s Namu Myoho Renge Kyo,
As Nichiren explained the mantra in his Ongi Kuden, also called the Shu Chu Hokkekyo Ongi Kuden, or the Nikko Ki. It is a record of oral lectures, on the Lotus Sutra, given by Nichiren Daishonin to his six senior disciples(Orally transmitted teachings).
Namu (南無) is a transliteration into Japanese of the Sanskrit “namas”[A Hindu rishi (sage) ], and Myōhō Renge Kyō is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese title of the Lotus Sutra, in the translation by Kumārajīva (hence, Daimoku, which is a Japanese word meaning ‘title’). Kumārajīva was a Kuchean Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator. He first studied teachings of the Sarvāstivāda schools, later studied under Buddhasvāmin, and finally became a Mahāyāna adherent, studying the Mādhyamaka doctrine of Nāgārjuna.
What does Nam Myoho Renge Kyo Mean?
There are many ways to give it a meaning, best way to know the
meaning is to understand what this mantra represent.
Nam –
Is the perfect relationship between a person’s life and the eternal truth. For example, the word ‘religion’, which comes from Latin, originally ‘highly bound to something, and this is contained in the word Nam. One meaning is dedicating your life or become one with the eternal truth of life. The other is to get unlimited energy from this source, and take positive action to alleviate the suffering from Others.
What is the ‘ultimate truth’ that you can identify with your own life? That is Myoho-Renge-Kyo. Japanese translated title of the Lotus Sutra.
“Myoho literally means the Mystic Law.
“Myo” (mysticism) means ‘It’s not understandable’ and ‘ho’ means ‘law’. “Myoho” is the law that underlies the part of life that is not understandable. In another Myo indicates the constant truth and Ho all phenomena has brought by Myo.
Renge means lotus.
In Buddhism the lotus is used to explain the profound law of cause and effect (karma). Because the lotus flower at the same time and seeds. In plain English, what you give is what you get.
Positive or Negative.
Finally Kyo
is indicated on the sutras. In a broader sense, the activities of all living beings and all phenomena in the universe. By drawing on the mystical law of inside everyone can experience this universal harmony in his or her life. Also means the warp of dust, symbolizing the continuity of life, through past, present and future around.
… With other words, There are no words enough to explain only to experience by practicing Namu Myoho Renge Kyo.
Now, what does it do?
When we are hungry, we eat. But what about our mind? We are under influence of Pain, Stress, Sadness and Obstacles. People have dreams, trying to reach it but keeps on failing it and give up.
By chanting Namu Myoho Renge Kyo you bring in good thoughts.
When you bring in only good thoughts you think in a different way.
When you think in another way, you never make the same mistake,
have the same thought or feeling.
You create new ways to your goals, to go through your obstacles in life,
helps you to make a better and stronger person.
Does it change you? Yes, in a good way. Watch the video above, there is something special about this video.
Did you know that this video brought and is still brining thousands of people together?
This video in question contains pure Daimoku or Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.
We received stories that it made people rich, overcome sickness like a story of a female who had 3 months to live start to use this video to chant and she’s still here today and the cancer has disappeared or a bad man turns into a warm kind person.
Now you know how special Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is, now you know what you need to know about Daimoku.