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	What is a Buddha?
		Namu or nam derives from the Sanskrit word namas and is translated as devotion (Japanese, kimyo, literally, "to dedicate one's life").
		Kyo literally means sutra, the voice or teaching of a Buddha.
		The kyo of Myoho-renge-kyo indicates that Myoho-renge-kyo itself is the eternal and unchanging truth.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/faqs/nmrk.htm (485 words)

	Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華経, also transliterated Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō) is a mantra that is chanted as the central practice of all forms of Nichiren Buddhism.
		As Nichiren explained the mantra in his "Ongi Kuden" (御義口伝), a transcription of his lectures on the Lotus Sutra, Namu or Nam (南無) derives from the Sanskrit namas, whereas Myōhō Renge Kyō is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese title of the Lotus Sutra in the translation by Kumarajiva (hence, daimoku).
		Nam(u) is used in Buddhism as a prefix expressing the taking of refuge in a Buddha or similar object of veneration.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nam_Myoho_Renge_Kyo (426 words)

	Soka Gakkai International : Buddhism > Buddhist Practice > Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo
		Myoho literally means the Mystic Law, and expresses the relationship between the life inherent in the universe and the many different ways this life expresses itself.
		Also, the Chinese character for kyo originally meant the warp in a piece of woven cloth, symbolizing the continuity of life throughout past, present and future.
		In a broad sense, kyo conveys the concept that all things in the universe are a manifestation of the Mystic Law.
	www.sgi.org /buddhism/practice/nam-myoho-renge-kyo.html (606 words)

	Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Namu or nam derives from the Sanskrit word namas and is translated as devotion (Japanese, kimyo, literally, "to dedicate one's life").
		The character for kyo originally meant the warp of cloth, and later came to have additional meanings of thread of logic, reason, way or law.
		The kyo of Myoho-renge-kyo indicates that Myoho-renge-kyo itself is the eternal and unchanging truth.
	www.allfaithunited.org /studies/daimoku.htm (581 words)

	Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings of Nichiren Daishonin
		Namu Myoho Renge Kyo Nyorai Juryo-hon; for Nichiren, it is the title of this chapter that is the important teaching.
		Generally speaking, this entrustment of Myoho Renge Kyo to Bodhisattva Jogyo begins in the Ken Hoto [10th] chapter [of the Lotus Sutra], becomes apparent with the Juryo [16th] chapter [of the Lotus Sutra], and comes to an end with the Jinriki [21st] and Zokurui [22nd] chapters [of the Lotus Sutra],.
		Kannon represents the essence of the Lotus Sutra, that is, the essence that is Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /record_of_the_orally_transmitted.htm (17968 words)

	Namu myoho renge kyo
		Namu or Nam (an abbreviation of Namu that some Buddhists use) means devotion or direction.
		Renge literally means lotus flower, which symbolizes the wonder of this Law.
		The teachings of kyo are the source, the means, the entrance, and the door for all people to open the enlightened condition of Buddhahood within their own lives.
	www.nbaa.tv /nmrk.html (567 words)

	Rev. Ryuei: No Buddhism without Odaimoku, no Odaimoku without Buddhism
		From that moment on all the Buddha's discourses, Kyo means "sutra" or "discourse", were aimed at bringing all people's enlightened qualities into bloom, or at least to plant the seed of such a blooming in their lives.
		So the Buddha's whole life was "Namu Myoho Renge Kyo," though of course he never chanted and certainly knew nothing of China or Japan (and Japan as a unified nation didn't even exist yet at that time, Japanese mythology aside).
		Namu Myoho Renge Kyo is a rich verbal symbol of what his life was all about: dedication to the Wonderful Dharma which brings people's enlightened qualities into bloom through the constant discourse of the Buddha's teaching and example, and in fact the discourse of life itself.
	www.fraughtwithperil.com /blogs/ryuei/archives/000551.html (1115 words)

	ODAIMOKU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Therefore, Namu Myoho Renge Kyo is not different from the identity of the Lord Buddha.
		Nichiren Shonin teaches: Namu Myoho Renge Kyo is not only the true spirit of the Lord Buddha, but the heart, body and teachings of the Lotus Sutra.
		Even though Namu Myoho Renge Kyo is a short phrase, it contains the Buddha's wisdom, awareness and compassion, and contains the same merit as the whole Lotus Sutra.
	www.nichiren-shu.org /boston/01_introduction/explain/odaimoku (806 words)

	Nam Myoho Renge Kyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Namu o nam deriva de la palabra sánscrita namas y significa ‘devoción’ o la fusión perfecta de nuestra propia vida con la verdad eterna.
		Myoho es la ley que existe dentro del impenetrable reino de la vida.
		Renge significa, entonces, revelar la naturaleza fundamental de la realidad de la vida.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /sgi.stuff/nam-myoho-renge-kyo.htm (540 words)

	Nam Myoho Renge Kyo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華経, also transliterated Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō) is a ((Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns) mantra that is chanted as the central practice of all forms of (Click link for more info and facts about Nichiren Buddhism) Nichiren Buddhism.
		On one level, Myōhō Renge Kyō is the (Click link for more info and facts about Sino-Japanese) Sino-Japanese title (hence, daimoku) of the Lotus Sutra, which is held by some, particularly (Click link for more info and facts about Tiantai) Tiantai (also, T'ien T'ai; Jp.
		On another, Myōhō Renge Kyō is seen as the distillation of the entire sutra; i.e., all the sutra's teachings are summarized in the title.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/nam_myoho_renge_kyo.htm (424 words)

	Encyclopedia: Nam-myoho-renge-kyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On one level, the words Myōhō Renge Kyō are the Sino-Japanese title of the Lotus Sutra, which is held by some Buddhists to be Shakyamuni Buddha's penultimate teaching.
		On a different level, according to Nichiren Daishonin, the mantra can be seen as a distillation of the entire sutra, i.e., all the sutra's teachings are summarized in the title.
		The word Namu or Nam (南無) derives from Sanskrit and is used very commonly in Buddhism as an exclamation expressing reverence; in this mantra, it can be seen to represent the act of practicing Buddhism in accordance with the Lotus Sutra.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nam_myoho_renge_kyo (317 words)

	UD Newsletter ...10-28-2003
		"Renge" brings all of this out of the realm of the abstract and into the realm of the living qualities that come from keeping the Wonderful Dharma in one's heart at all times.
		"Renge", the lotus flower, symbolizes the blossoming of Buddhahood in the midst of our ordinary lives, the transformation of the mud of the afflictions into the flowering of enlightenment.
		"Kyo" means that all the other teachings and practices exist for the sake of leading one to this insight and way of life which is Namu Myoho Renge Kyo.
	www.urbandharma.org /udnl1/nl102803.html (10019 words)

	nam myôhô renge kyô (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Nichiren Daishonin prefaced this title with the word namu (generally pronounced nam when connected to Myôhô-renge-kyô).
		Namu comes from Sanskrit and is transliterated into two Chinese characters; it means to devote one's life.
		Namu of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo means more than mere devotion in the conventional sense.
	kraus.homestead.com /nam_myoho_renge_kyo.html (716 words)

	Nichiren Buddhism - ReligionFacts.com
		Nichiren Buddhism is a form of Japanese Buddhism that emphasizes repeated recitation of the mantra namu myoho renge kyo ("salutation to the Lotus Sutra") for health, happiness and enlightenment.
		Daimoku ("sacred title") is the practice of reciting the phrase namu Myoho renge kyo ("salutation to the Lotus Sutra").
		According to the doctrines of Nichiren Shoshu, by revealing and propagating the Mystic Law of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, Nichiren Daishonin fulfilled the mission of his advent in accordance with the prediction of the Buddha Sakyamuni (c.
	www.religionfacts.com /buddhism/sects/nichiren.htm (1817 words)

	Meaning of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo
		"Namu" means to devote, to adore, or to follow.
		The first meaning, regulations, are set by human beings depending on their situation, like driving on the right side of the road (in America), stopping at red signal lights, and going on green signals.
		To obey, to adore and to devote these universal laws are "Namu Myoho Renge Kyo." When we keep up a well-regulated life; truth, purity and beauty will follow after us.
	la.nichirenshu.org /lotus/odaimoku/series/meaning_daimoku.htm (610 words)

	Sole Efficacy of Odaimoku by Ryuei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Namu Myoho Renge Kyo is the expression of that Buddha-nature -- the voice of the Eternal Buddha as our voice and our giving voice as the Eternal Buddha.
		All of this is the One Vehicle, all of this is the One Way of Practice, all of this is Namu Myoho Renge Kyo.
		Without Namu Myoho Renge Kyo as the aim and as the reality there is no practice and no realization.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /Ryuei/SoleEfficacy.html (497 words)

	Meaning of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo
		The first meaning, regulations, are set by human beings depending on their situation, like driving on the right side of the road (in America), stopping at red signal lights, and going on green signals.
		The lotus flowers, or "Renge," express the universal laws such as Inter-Dependent Existence, Uncertainty of Life, Cause and Effect, and Purity.
		To obey, to adore and to devote these universal laws are "Namu Myoho Renge Kyo." When we keep up a well-regulated life; truth, purity and beauty will follow after us.
	www.la.nichirenshu.org /lotus/odaimoku/series/meaning_daimoku.htm (610 words)

	Buddhism in Surrey and West Sussex - The Practice for this Time
		In front of Myoho-Renge-Kyo Nichiren placed the Sanskrit word Nam, a contraction of Namu, which means “to devote one’s life”; that is both the physical and spiritual aspects of ones life.
		Kyo means sutra, the voice or teachings of the Buddha.
		In a sense, as sound is vibration, kyo indicates the pulse, the vibration and rhythm of life which permeates the universe and therefore includes our own voices chanting.
	www.sado.freeserve.co.uk /practice.htm (346 words)

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		Nichiren claimed that by repeating this phrase as an invocation caused one to awaken to the realization of their Buddha potential; the barriers of the false self are removed and enlightenment is attained.
		Nichiren believers are expected to chant the Mantric expression, "Namu Myoho Renge Kyo" daily for twenty minutes in the morning and twenty minutes in the evening.
		NAMU MYOHO RENGE KYO = Praise (or I take refuge) be to the wonderful Lotus Sutra.
	www.khumbala.net /Buddhism/2034.shtml (661 words)

	Nam Myoho Renge Kyo — SGI-D
		"Myoho renge kyo" ist der Titel der chinesischen Übersetzung des Lotos-Sutras.
		Zum anderen steht Renge für die Gleichzeitigkeit von Ursache und Wirkung, da die Lotos-Blume Blüte und Samen gleichzeitig trägt.
		Nichiren erklärt Kyo folgendermaßen: "Sobald du erkannt hast, dass dein eigenes Leben das mystische Gesetz ist, wirst du auch erkennen, dass dies beim Leben insgesamt der Fall ist.
	www.sgi-d.org /philosophie/grundlagen/nam-myoho-renge-kyo (488 words)

	along the middle path ... Daimoku: Namu Myoho Renge Kyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Namu Myoho Renge Kyo literally means: "I devote/return my life to the Wonderful Law of the Lotus Sutra."
		it's common for Namu to be pronounced in one "beat" while the rest of the words are pronounced by one beat per syllable.
		Namu Myoho Renge Kyo is usually chanted as part of the daily prayer service of a Nichiren Buddhist.
	karmagrrl.asarian-host.net /daimoku.html (554 words)

	Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
		Nam Myoho Renge Kyo (also transliterated Namu Myoho Renge Kyo) is a mantra, which is recited as part of the practice of Nichiren Buddhism.
		It can also be translated as Namu (devotion), the act of practicing Buddhism; Myoho (Mystic Law), the universe and all its manifestations; Renge (the lotus flower, which blooms and seeds at the same time), representing the simultaneity of cause-and-effect; Kyo (sutra), a teaching, specifically, the teaching of the Buddha Shakyamuni.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/na/Nam_Myoho_Renge_Kyo.html (216 words)

	Gohonzon Shu: Chanting Nam or Namu Myoho Renge Kyo? Does it really Matter? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In Japan, they are pronounced Namu, unless it becomes convenient to drop the "u" sound, which happens when Odaimoku is chanted at a fast pace.
		Now it may be prefereable to chant "Namu," but chanting "Nam" is a linguistic matter and not a doctrinal issue.
		Bottom line: the difference between Nam and Namu is a linguistic issue and not a doctrinal issue.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /GohonzonShu/003C.html (354 words)

	Nichiren Buddhism - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In his priestly studies, Nichiren discovered that the highest teachings of the Buddha Sakyamuni (563?-483?BC) were to be found in the Lotus Sutra[?].
		In his life he stridently believed that the contemporary teachings of Buddhism taught by other sects (like Zen) were mistaken in their interpretations of the correct path to enlightenment and therefore refuted them publicly and vociferously.
		Central to their practice of "Daimoku" is the repeated recitation of the phrase, "Namu Myoho Renge Kyo", often transliterated as "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo."
	openproxy.ath.cx /ni/Nichiren_Buddhism.html (208 words)

	Rev. Ryuei: June 2005 Archives
		I think that dukkha or the suffering, frustration, tragedies, everyday angst, etc. of life tends to obscure the sense and justice of things, tends to obscure for us the workings of cause and effect so that we lose our perspective, lose the big picture, and things do end up seeming to be arbitary.
		I think that everytime we meet at Faithful Fools we could discuss the meaning of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo in relation to anything and every explanation would be different and relevant.
		Though it was not specifically about Namu Myoho Renge Kyo, I think that my sensei's speech was also an exposition of the inner depths and life of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo.
	www.fraughtwithperil.com /blogs/ryuei/archives/2005_06.html (3400 words)

	Who's Who on the Gohonzon? The Buddhas of Past Present & Future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"Namu comes from the Sanskrit word Namas, which means 'I devote myself to' or 'I take refuge in.' This affirms that when all other self-oriented methods of attaining happiness have failed, we come to recognize that true happiness is only found in the True Dharma.
		Renge means 'Lotus Flower.' This illustrates the workings of the Wonderful Dharma by symbolizing the unity of cause and effect -- in this case aspiration and realization -- because the lotus produces flowers and seeds simultaneously.
		We can say that the Purified Saha-world is the Palace of Sakyamuni Buddha because he is the Great King of the Dharma, and that the Myoho Renge Kyo is the Royal Standard hoisted on the roof of the Palace of the Great King of the Dharma." (Manual of Nichiren Buddhism pp.57-58)
	www.nichirenscoffeehouse.net /ShuteiMandala/index.html (913 words)

	Kyo - intro
		Nichiren Shu Buddhism is Kyo -- The Sutra and Teachings of the Buddha.
		The sutra-teachings is the hand of Buddha that stretches forth the opportunity to learn, practice and pass on the Dharma Way.
		Within Kyo are the threads of thought and heritage passed on to us from the Samgha of followers.
	lotus.nichirenshu.org /lotus/odaimoku/ns/kyo.htm (98 words)

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