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.

2022年10月11日 · What is the Gohonzon? Learn about the significance of the Gohonzon and how to use it in your Buddhist practice.

The Gohonzon diagram published along with this article will help you see the position and meaning of each inscription on the Nichikan-transcribed Gohonzon.

The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo” (WND-1, 832). This realization is what Buddhism calls the condition of enlightenment.

The Gohonzon is a scroll containing Chinese and Sanskrit characters that aids practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism in the process of perceiving and bringing forth the life condition of Buddhahood from within their lives.

2019年9月16日 · Gohonzon means “object of devotion.” There are many forms of the gohonzon in Japanese Buddhism, depending on the sect — some are statues, calligraphic writings, paintings, mandalas and artistic interpretations.

The Gohonzon is an expression of the world of buddhahood in Nichiren Daishonin’s life—the fundamental Law of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo that he awoke to, revealed, and embodied. Down the center of the Gohonzon are inscribed the words “Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Nichiren.”

The Daimoku by itself can stand as the Gohonzon. There exists the term Ippen-shudai-no-honzon, which means the “Gohonzon of the Daimoku Only.” The Daimoku is the symbol of all the Three Treasures of Nichiren Buddhism: The Original and Eternal Sakyamuni Buddha in One with the Historical Sakyamuni Buddha, the Wonderful Dharma of the Equality ...

The Gohonzon is the physical embodiment of both the Original Infinite Law of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo and the enlightened life of the True Buddha, Nichiren Daishonin. It is the foundation and source of all Buddhist teachings.

Honzon (本尊, "fundamental honored [one]"), sometimes referred to as a Gohonzon (ご本尊 or 御本尊), is the enshrined main image [1] or principal deity [2] in Japanese Buddhism. The buddha, bodhisattva, or mandala image is located in either a temple or a household butsudan. [3]