Designation: Kempon Hokke Sect

Head Temple: Myomanji in Kyoto

Tradition: the Master of teachings of the Hokekyo(The Lotus Sutra); the practicer of the Hokekyo, Nichiren shonin and in their direct lineage, the Orthodox Teacher Nichiju as founder.

Object of worship (Honzon): the Mandala of the Sublime Dharma which Nichiren Shonin revealed in writing:

　The Jewel of the Buddha:  the Buddha Shakamuni who Truly Attained Enlightenment in the Most Distant Past

　The Jewel of the Dharma:  Namu Myoho renge kyo

　The Jewel of the Sangha:   the Bodhisattba Jogyo, Nichiren shonin

Peculiar Characteristics: Believing the Succession Through the Scrolls of the Sutra and, in the spirit of Nichiren as direct teacher, the Hokekyo of the Master of teachings Lord Shakya and the Letters of Nichiren shonin, just they are.

Aims: Taking as its aim the establishment of the Country of the Buddha, a Land of Peace without illness, poverty or strife by means of faith in the Hokekyo through the realization of the right doctrine of Establishing Orthodoxy to make the Country Peaceful. To this end we press forward with the wide dispersion of the Sublime Dharma.  


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