The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
The dynamics of chanting the Honmon Daimoku
The way to chant the Honmon Daimoku is to be guided by the tails
of the characters Na Mu Myou Hou Ren Ge Kyou on the Hon-in-myou Daihonzon.
These are sound guides. This method of chanting the Daimoku is currently unique
to Honmon Shoshu.
The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra is
the very name of the True Buddha. Chanting the Daimoku means to call His name,
beseeching Him to help us, and to heal us. The Honmon Daimoku is the wave motion that comes
from proper chanting, and carries our sincerity to the Hon-in-myou Daihonzon.
The Hon-in-myou Daimoku is the perfect wave motion from
the Hon-in-myou Daihonzon to humanity. This is the Buddha’s response to display
of faith and sincerity, in which He transfers the Excellent Medicine to the one
who sincerely call His name.
Concerning this matter, the
Kanjin Honzon-sho has this to say:
“The practice and resulting
merits of the Venerable Shakya are all contained in these five syllables:
Nan’myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo. When we uphold these five syllables, the benefits of his
practices will spontaneously be transferred to us.”
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