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- Gohonzon (御本尊) is a generic term for a venerated religious object in ****anese Buddhism. It may take the form of a scroll or statuary. The term gohonzon...
- Dai Gohonzon of the High Sanctuary of the Essential Teachings, commonly known as the Dai Gohonzon (****anese: 大 御 本 尊 The Supreme (Great) Gohonzon or...
- as Nanjo Tokimitsu (1259–1332). The Head Temple is the home of the Dai Gohonzon, Nichiren Shoshu's object of worship, which draws pilgrim believers from...
- pray to Nichiren's Gohonzon (see section on Gohonzon), which "embodies Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the essence of the Lotus Sutra". The Gohonzon includes the Sutra's...
- of the Lotus Sutra. The object worshipped by its believers is the Dai Gohonzon while its religious symbol is the rounded crane bird. Both its leadership...
- well as the tolerant photography and lax distribution of the calligraphic Gohonzon. Nichiren Shū does not believe Nichiren designated a single successor,...
- Tokyo. It upholds the Taiseki-ji Head Temple to possess the true Dai Gohonzon of Nichiren Daishonin, although it does not control the Head Temple. Its...
- wooden cabinet sometimes crafted with doors that enclose and protect a Gohonzon or religious icon, typically a statue or painting of a Buddha or Bodhisattva...
- 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...
- Sado island, Nichiren inscribed the first Mandala Gohonzon (御本尊). Although there is evidence of a Gohonzon in embryonic form as far back as the days right...