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A pack dedicated to Lotus Sutra invocation.

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Description

The “Chant of the Lotus Sutra” Pack is dedicated to the practitioners of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism. In fact, this package includes 3 albums that will support the daily liturgy carried out by the followers of this Buddhist tradition.

Inside you will find the following publications:


THE CHANT OF LOTUS SUTRA

The Lotus Sutra is one of the most important texts of the Mahayana Buddhist canon. Generally the devotees, during Gongyo, their daily practice, chant it in Sino-Japanese (or shindoku). In this offer package is instead included a publication in which the main chapters of the Sutra of Lotus Flower are chanted in Italian. This album is designed to help Italian people understand what is being recited during the Gongyo ceremony.

NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO

The Buddhist practice of Daimoku invocation is well known and practiced throughout the world, by the followers of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism. This practice consists in chanting the words Nam Myoho Renge Kyo like a mantra.

The practice of Daimoku is in Nichiren Daishonin’s words, the beautiful mean to cut physical and spiritual hindrances of all human beings. Literally it is the title of the Lotus Sutra, but actually it stands for the whole contents of that Sutra and for the great teachings of Buddhism.
Was Nichiren Daishonin the first one to chant Daimoku?


THE PRACTICE OF GONGYO

The liturgical practice performed by followers Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism is generally carried out twice a day (morning and evening) in front of the altar, which can be that of a temple or one at home (butsudan) – this is in fact a practice that it is carried out both by  laics and by monks.

Performing Gongyo means to chant the Hoben and Juryo chapters of the Lotus Sutra (which are respectively the second and sixteenth chapters). Along with this invocation, the Daimoku, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo is also chanted, considered the main and most important practice.