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English: The text of the Great Mandala (大曼荼羅) of Nichiren Buddhism, also known as the Gohonzon.

This is the Great Mandala (大曼荼羅) of Nichiren Buddhism, a calligraphic mandala centered on the invocation Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華経), also known as the Daimoku.

Central Placement
  • The phrase Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō is inscribed in large characters at the center.
  • Beneath it is the signature of Nichiren Daishonin, affirming the mandala’s authority.
Four Corners
The Four Heavenly Kings

The Four Heavenly Kings surround the central Daimoku:

Left Side of the Daimoku
Right Side of the Daimoku
日本語: 日蓮仏教の大曼荼羅(大曼荼羅)、または御本尊の本文。

内容の説明:

南無妙法蓮華経(題目)は中央に配置されます。 四隅には四天王が配置されます:右上に持国天・右下に広目天・左下に増長天・左上に毘沙門天(多聞天)。 題目の左側には次のものが配置されます:釈迦牟尼佛(釈迦如来)、浄行菩薩、安立行菩薩、普賢菩薩、弥勒菩薩、大迦葉尊者、釈提恒因大王(帝釈天王)、大月天王、明星天子、十羅刹女、阿闍世王、大龍王、妙楽大師、傳教大師、八幡大菩薩など、梵字で愛染明王が配置されます。

題目の右側には次のものが配置されます:多宝如来、上行菩薩、無辺行菩薩、文殊菩薩、薬王菩薩、舎利弗尊者、大梵天王、第六天魔王、大日天王、鬼子母神、轉輪聖王、阿修羅王、提婆達多、龍樹菩薩、天台大師、天照大神など、梵字で不動明王が配置されます。
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Source Japanese wikipedia article 大曼荼羅
Author Immanuelle

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The text of the Great Mandala (大曼荼羅) of Nichiren Buddhism also known as the Gohonzon.

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