Gohonzon (御本尊) is a generic term for a venerated religious object in Japanese 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 (Japanese: 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...