During gongyo, apart from chanting nam myoho renge kyo, we also recite two chapters from the lotus sutra, chapter 2 expedient means hoben and chapter 16 the life span of the thus come one juryo. Buddhist liturgy is a formalized service of veneration and worship performed within a buddhist. Buddhism its texts, relics, tools and rites were reinterpreted and. Each local temple also conducts new years gongyo following the nichiren shoshu tradition of celebrating new years day.
Twice a day in the ceremony called gongyo, sgi members recite excerpts from the 2nd and 16th chapters of this great lotus sutra, translated. Nichiren shoshu buddhism gongyo sutra recitation myosenji. No one sets out with the intention of joining a cult open minds. Gongyo translated the expedient means chapter the search. The story of my path to buddhahood through the teachings of nichiren daishonin. Nichiren shoshu buddhism gongyo sutra recitation myosenji temple official version. Its original meaning is assiduous or hard and frequent walkingpractice. During gongyo, apart from chanting nam myoho renge kyo, we also recite two. What links here related changes upload file special pages. Its head temple taisekiji, is located on the lower. Translation of gongyo, the liturgy of nichiren daishonin. The gosho of nichiren daishonin volume i represents the initial efforts of the nichiren shoshu translation committee to make these goshos. The practitioners of nichiren shoshu have been carrying out the practice of. Nichiren shoshu practioners renew their faith by performing gongyo the.
Lotus sutra nineteen the benefits of the teacher of the law lotus sutra twenty bodhisattva never disparaging lotus sutra twenty one the mystic powers of the tathagata. After the meiji restoration, it was given its own name, nichiren shoshu, in 1912. Buddhist publications nichiren shoshu myoshinji temple. In nichiren shoshu, faith and the practice of gongyo are inseparable. In nichiren shoshu, gongyo is in principle performed twice daily, upon rising. On july 16, 1994 the new heisei edition of the gosho of nichiren daishonin was published by the head temple taisekiji under the direction of sixty seventh high priest nikken shonin, and consists of 491 goshos. Schism, semiosis and the soka gakkai western cedar. This is the official youtube channel for myosenji temple in the washington, dc region. Gongyo definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Translation of gongyo, the liturgy of nichiren daishonin two and a half thousand years ago, towards the end of his life, the buddha shakyamuni expounded the lotus sutra. Ryusho jeffus is a nichiren shu buddhist priest serving at myoshoji, wonderful voice buddhist temple, in charlotte, nc.
For more detail, see the soka gakkai dictionary of buddhism, p. For more information, take a look at our chakra healing tools page. The soka gakkai international sgi and the nichiren shoshu have. Both chapters are recited in chinese, so unless you are fluent, the meaning may be lost. He has given lectures at various universities in north and south carolina. Nichiren buddhism differs from other schools of buddhism in. In this video, nichiren shoshu priests perform slow gongyo, the recitation of a portion of the 2nd and the. The first thing a new believer learns when becoming a nichiren shoshu buddhist is how to do gongyo. Centuries later, it was the starting and ending point for all nichiren daishonins teachings, and remains the profound foundation for the practice and study of nichiren.
Translation of gongyo, the liturgy of nichiren daishonin innerouter. Its original name is nichiren school shu of the fuji area, branch of taisekiji temple, indicating the general naming of sects at the time, though not united, and then divided in different localized traditions. Following gongyo, the high priest gives warm guidance to all believers, and each participant receives a cup of sak. See the soka gakkai dictionary of buddhism soka gakkai, 2002 p. The meaning of gongyo myoshinji nichiren shoshu myoshinji.