What is the purpose of chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo?

What is the purpose of chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo?

Chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo activates the ninth Consciousness that is pure and untainted and is a repository of virtues like courage, compassion, wisdom and creative energy. By chanting NMHRK, we can eradicate our negative mindset and replace it with these positive attributes.

What does Nam Ya Ho Renge Kyo mean?

Nam comes from the Sanskrit namas, meaning to devote or dedicate oneself. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is thus a vow, an expression of determination, to embrace and manifest our Buddha nature. It is a pledge to oneself to never yield to difficulties and to win over one's suffering.

What language is Nam Myoho Renge Kyo?

Sanskrit Myoho-renge-kyo is the title of the Lotus Sutra in Japanese. Nam comes from the Sanskrit namas, meaning to devote or dedicate oneself.

What is the meaning of Myōhō Renge Kyō?

• Myōhō Renge Kyō being the Japanese title of the Lotus Sūtra. The mantra is referred to as daimoku or, in honorific form, o-daimoku. The purpose of chanting daimoku is to attain perfect and complete awakening. The seven characters na-mu-myō-hō-ren-ge-kyō are written down the centre of the gohonzon, the mandala venerated by most Nichiren Buddhists.

What is the meaning of myo of Myoho?

• In brief, myo of myoho means “wonderful” or “mystic,” and ho means “law,” “principle,” “teaching” or “phenomena.” Together, myoho is translated as “Wonderful Law” or “Mystic Law.” Nichiren Daishonin says: “ Myo stands for the Dharma nature or enlightenment, while ho represents darkness or ignorance.

Is Nichiren's Nam-myoho-renge-kyo a language or culture?

• He suggests here that the teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is not limited to any one language or culture. For Nichiren, in thirteenth-century Japan, Sanskrit represented the cultures and languages of the Western world, while Chinese represented those of the East.

What is the meaning of Kyo Kyo?

• Kyo literally means sutra and here indicates the Mystic Law likened to a lotus flower, the fundamental law that permeates life and the universe, the eternal truth. The Chinese character kyo also implies the idea of a “thread.” When a fabric is woven, first, the vertical threads are put in place. These represent the basic reality of life.