Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
E293907
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the central mantra in Nichiren Buddhism, chanted as an expression of devotion to the Lotus Sutra and the belief in the inherent Buddha nature of all people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nam-myoho-renge-kyo canonical | 2 |
| Kanjin no Honzon Sho | 1 |
| Myoho-renge-kyo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2736816 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Context triple: [Nichiren Buddhism, hasConcept, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo]
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Shōken Kōtaigō
Shōken Kōtaigō is the posthumous title of Empress Shōken, the consort of Emperor Meiji and a prominent figure in Japan’s modernization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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He Is There and He Is Not Silent
"He Is There and He Is Not Silent" is a Christian philosophical and apologetic work by Francis Schaeffer that argues for the existence and self-revelation of the personal God of the Bible in response to modern secular thought.
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D.
Bodhisattva of the Future
Bodhisattva of the Future is a revered Buddhist figure prophesied to appear in a coming age to attain full enlightenment and teach the Dharma anew for the benefit of all beings.
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Shinto Directive
The Shinto Directive was a 1945 Allied occupation policy in Japan that dismantled State Shinto by separating religion from the state and prohibiting government support for Shinto as a national ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Target entity description: Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the central mantra in Nichiren Buddhism, chanted as an expression of devotion to the Lotus Sutra and the belief in the inherent Buddha nature of all people.
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A.
Shōken Kōtaigō
Shōken Kōtaigō is the posthumous title of Empress Shōken, the consort of Emperor Meiji and a prominent figure in Japan’s modernization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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C.
He Is There and He Is Not Silent
"He Is There and He Is Not Silent" is a Christian philosophical and apologetic work by Francis Schaeffer that argues for the existence and self-revelation of the personal God of the Bible in response to modern secular thought.
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D.
Bodhisattva of the Future
Bodhisattva of the Future is a revered Buddhist figure prophesied to appear in a coming age to attain full enlightenment and teach the Dharma anew for the benefit of all beings.
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E.
Shinto Directive
The Shinto Directive was a 1945 Allied occupation policy in Japan that dismantled State Shinto by separating religion from the state and prohibiting government support for Shinto as a national ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist mantra
ⓘ
Daimoku ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Tathagatagarbha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha nature
Mystic Law ⓘ Ten Worlds ⓘ human revolution ⓘ inherent enlightenment ⓘ kosen-rufu ⓘ mutual possession of the Ten Worlds ⓘ three thousand realms in a single moment of life ⓘ |
| coreTextReferenced |
Lotus Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra
Myoho Renge Kyo ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstProclamation | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstProclamation | 1253 ⓘ |
| devotionalAspect |
faith in the Gohonzon
ⓘ
faith in the Lotus Sutra ⓘ faith in the Mystic Law ⓘ |
| fullMeaning | Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Nichiren ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Gongyo ⓘ |
| meaningOfComponent |
Kyo means sutra or teaching
ⓘ
Myoho means Mystic Law ⓘ Nam means devotion ⓘ Renge means lotus flower ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstProclamation |
Awa Province
ⓘ
Seicho-ji Temple ⓘ |
| practiceType |
chanting
ⓘ
vocal recitation ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
central practice of Nichiren Buddhism
ⓘ
expression of devotion to the Lotus Sutra ⓘ means to reveal Buddha nature ⓘ |
| recitationFrequency | daily ⓘ |
| recitationObject | Gohonzon ⓘ |
| recitationSetting |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
home altar ⓘ |
| regionOfPractice |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ Latin America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religiousTradition |
Nichiren Buddhism
ⓘ
Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Nichiren Shoshu
Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Nichiren Shu
Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| script | kanji ⓘ |
| soteriologicalRole |
attainment of Buddhahood in this lifetime
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cause for happiness ⓘ transformation of karma ⓘ |
| transliterationSystem | Hepburn romanization ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
embodiment of the Lotus Sutra
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title of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ ultimate Law of life and the universe ⓘ |
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Subject: Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Description of subject: Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the central mantra in Nichiren Buddhism, chanted as an expression of devotion to the Lotus Sutra and the belief in the inherent Buddha nature of all people.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Myoho-renge-kyo