“And when the two characters for Namu are prefixed to Myoho-renge-kyo, or the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law, we have the formula Namu-myoho-renge-kyo.” -- The Opening of the Eyes
"The jewels of this jeweled vehicle are the seven precious substances which adorn the great cart. The seven jewels are precisely the seven orifices in one's head, and these seven orifices are precisely the [seven characters] na-mu-myo-ho-ren-ge-kyo, the essential Dharma for the Final Dharma Age." -- Mounting This Jeweled Vehicle, They Directly Arrive at the Place of Enlightenment
"For your next study exam homework, please write out these passages 1000 times." -- Danny Nagashima
ReplyDeleteryuei is just another phony buddhist sad story.
ReplyDeleteIf Nichiren Shonin wanted it pronounced "Nam" instead of "Namu" he might have mentioned it in one of his Gosho. He went to great lengths to stress the 7 characters, not 6, and that's good enough for me.
ReplyDeleteWhy not chant nam chop suey????
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I couldn't agree more...
On his website Rev. Ryuei says wrote an article titled, “Nam or Namu? Does it really matter?” in which he says:
ReplyDelete“There is no appreciable difference” and “Actually, the whole Nam or Namu controversy is really a non-issue”
However, I very strongly disagree. The correct form is “NAMU”.
That is the correct spelling of the word used by Nichiren and there are two very good reasons why this form should be used by all Nichiren Buddhists world-wide.
First, when reciting, it makes the Daimoku seven syllables which is very significant. The letter G is the seventh letter of the American Alphabet and G stands for “Gohonzon” and “God”. I recently attended an event in which the speaker spoke at length about the profound significance of the number Seven in spite of the fact she was unaware that our Daimoku is a seven-syllable phrase.
Secondly, and more importantly, It should be known that ONLY Nichiren Shoshu and the SGI use the term “NAM” although I am unaware as to why or when they changed it. However, in changing the recitation from “Namu” to “Nam” they therein segregated themselves from all of the other Nichiren sects making it difficult and nearly impossible for non-sect members to chant alongside them. When we all chant the Daimoku in a similar manner we are able to unite and fuse with all other Nichiren Buddhists, regardless of sect.
KASHO
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one other point to keep in mind; if one would change the "one essential phrase" , what else would they feel free to change?.............................EVERYTHING. and they have.
DeleteKaimoku Sho says it all. Not without reason is this gosho among the five major works.!
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