How much time should I chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo?

How much time should I chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo?

You can chant it just once a day, once a year, or once a decade or just once in a lifetime, ve many benefits. However, disciples chant in the morning and once in the evening. The Buddha or Sakyamuni, is believed to have said that in the Lotus Sutra that the mantra Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is for all has no distinctions.

What is the power of Daimoku?

Daimoku is the wellspring that enables us to face illness and transform it into an opportunity for human revolution. My wife and I chant earnestly every day for all our members to lead lives of health and victory as they advance on the path of kosen-rufu.

What is the meaning of Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō?

• In Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, it represents devotion or conviction in the Mystic Law of Life (Saddharma) as expounded in the Lotus Sutra, not merely as one of many scriptures, but as the ultimate teaching of Buddhism, particularly with regard to Nichiren's interpretation.

What is Kyō or Kyō?

• Kyō represents the words and voices of all living beings. A commentary [ On “The Profound Meaning,” volume one] says, “The voice carries out the work of the Buddha, and this is called kyō, or sutra.” Kyō may also be defined as that which is constant and unchanging in the three existences of past, present, and future.

What is myoho and Renge?

• Hence, myoho is also the essence of life itself that is manifest while one is alive and continues in a latent state in death. Renge, literally “lotus flower,” also has a profound meaning in Nichiren Buddhism. Because the lotus produces both flower and seeds at the same time, it illustrates the principle of the “simultaneity of cause and effect.”

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.