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The Japanese monk Nichiren declared the mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, now a central part of Nichiren Buddhism.
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Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher (1222–1282)
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Sacred utterance or sound used in meditation, often repeated
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Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō
Japanese Buddhist mantra
Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō is a Japanese sacred phrase chanted within all forms of Nichiren Buddhism. In English, it means "Devotion to the Mystic Dharma of the Lotus Flower Sutra" or "Homage to the Sublime Dharma of the Lotus Sutra".Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nichiren Buddhism
Japanese branch of Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism, also known as Hokkeshū, is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of the Kamakura period schools. Its teachings derive from some 300–400 extant letters and treatises…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)