南無妙法蓮華経

See also: 南無妙法蓮華經

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	無	妙	法	蓮	華	経
な Grade: 2	む Grade: 4	みょう Grade: S	ほう Grade: 4	れん Jinmeiyō	げ Grade: S	きょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

南 (な)無 (む) (namu, “hail”) + 妙 (みょう)法 (ほう)蓮 (れん)華 (げ)経 (きょう) (Myōhō Renge Kyō, “Lotus Sutra”).

Phrase

南無妙法蓮華経 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 南無妙法蓮華經, hiragana なむみょうほうれんげきょう, rōmaji Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, historical hiragana なむめうほふれんげきやう)

(Buddhism) Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō: a mantra used in the Nichiren school of Buddhism
literally, "Glory to the Sutra of the Lotus of the Supreme Law" or "Glory to the Lotus Sutra"

Usage notes

Namu Myoho Renge Kyō is the most common pronunciation of the mantra; but there are also regional variants:
- The Soka Gakkai religious movement uses なんみょうほうれんげきょう (Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō).
- The Tendai school mainly uses なもべいほうれんがけい (Namo Beihō Renga-kei), a mostly kan'on pronunciation of the kanji.
- The Honzan Shugen sect of Tendai uses a mixed goon-kan'on reading of なむべいはれんがけい (Namu Beiha Renga-kei).

See also

題 (だい)目 (もく) (daimoku, “daimoku”, literally, "title")
お題 (だい)目 (もく), 御 (お)題 (だい)目 (もく) (o-daimoku, “o-daimoku”, literally, "the title")
唱 (しょう)題 (だい) (shōdai, “daimoku chanting”)
帰 (き)依 (え) (kie, “devotion”)
法 (ほ)華 (け)経 (きょう) (Hoke-kyō, “Lotus Sutra”)

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