南無妙法蓮華経

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
kan’yōon goon
Alternative spelling
南無妙法蓮華經 (kyūjitai)
南無妙法蓮華経 (Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō): a slab with the inscription of Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō in Fujikawa, Shizuoka

Etymology

From 南無 (namu, Buddhist salutation or expression of faith) +‎ 妙法蓮華経 (Myōhō Renge Kyō, “Lotus Sutra”).[1][2][3]

Phrase

南(な)無(む)妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) • (Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō) ←なむめうほふれんげきやう (Namu Meufofu Renge Kyau)?

  1. (Buddhism) a mantra commonly chanted in the Nichiren school of Buddhism, praising the Lotus Sutra
    Synonym: 御題目 (o-daimoku)

Usage notes
  • Namu Myoho Renge Kyō is the most common pronunciation of the mantra; but there are also variants:
    • Nichiren Shōshū 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 ascetic Honzan 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
See also

References
  1. “南無妙法蓮華経”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. “南無妙法蓮華経”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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