Prayers

 

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo

南无妙法莲华经 Nichiren viewed the Lotus Sutra, with its message that all people are capable of becoming Buddhas as the ultimate teaching of Buddhism. With this conviction, on April 28, 1253 Nichiren declared that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo would open the way to enlightenment for all people- regardless of their individual differences and background. It is the essential reality of life implying that it cannot be understood by verbal definition alone. Indeed, only the practice of

Buddhism can reveal the deepest meanings of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.

Below, however, is a simple explanation for each of the words in the phrase:

南无

妙法

莲华经

NAM

MYO.HO

RENGE

KYO

amesns to treese cadicate onesal

MYOHO literally means the Mystic Law. RENGE means the lotus flower, a

to the elementin of ale, and to

Myo (mystic) signifies "unfathomable." symbol for simultaneous cause and

manifest and reveal it from within one's and ho means"

"aw.

vivoho is the

own ate. at also means to draw infinite incomprehensible law which permeates

effect- that there is no lapse of time

between our oresent causes and their

energy trom tits source and take

al me reaiities of ate. rustic does not

future ettects. he ettects are embedded Dossave accon towaro renevang the

suffering of others. People devote

mean magical or supernatural, but refers

our waves the moment we make the

to the constant aspects of life which

cause. Thus we bear personal

themselves to many things, such as

remain unexolamed desotte the advances responsibility for our destiny, or karma.

Chanting Nammvono-renge-kvo allows RYO means sutras, or the teachings of the Buddha. In a broader sense, it includes the

harmonious behaviours of all sentsent and insentent Damas in the universe. By revealing the

Mystic Law within,

each person can exochonce dais

their family. Devotion to this eternal

examsp.c, a person is boma to a paracular

truth of Myohorenge-kyo is the ultimate family in a particular culture, possessing

case to make for nanomass m am

a destino umone to that marvions Steh

aspects of ate nature regardless of past causes, so it is

an overriding good cause to redurect lte and quite naturally come to

appreciate the immeasurable (law) beyond understanding, and yet undeniable realities. Although the

teachings of Buddhism are reasonable,

they are able to account tor pacilomena which grows in a muddy swamp, symbolizes this emergence of

Buddhahood within ordinary people's