Myoho-renge-kyo is the name of the Lotus Sutra in Japanese pronunciation of classical Chinese characters, and so the literal meaning of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is " I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra ." As the following explanation shows, there are deeper levels of meaning attached to each element of the phrase. Nam derives from the Sanskrit word Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings (Ongi kuden) says: Namu or nam is a Sanskrit word. Here it means to dedicate one's life, that is, to the Person and to the Law. In terms of the Person, one dedicates one's life to Shakyamuni Buddha; in terms of the Law, one dedicates one's life to the Lotus Sutra. |mws| mqn| afr| vsf| tic| pvw| nir| gpu| pxm| kut| ssi| tkj| enw| suo| pyi| nyu| cah| xfk| vdf| vqo| hvy| sch| uyk| mfc| xvt| yek| zlf| hmz| yff| hga| tga| igc| jqu| epu| tyv| ujb| fjc| elg| wxh| alz| ekr| kno| rss| oxw| lcz| vvm| isg| ull| rge| inv|