(or also "Three Great Secret Dharmas") are the fundamental teachings in
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism (), also known as ''Hokkeshū'' (, meaning ''Lotus Sect''), is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282) and is one of the Kamakura period school ...
, which include Hommon-no-
honzon (本門の本尊: object of devotion of the essential teaching), Hommon-no-kaidan (本門の戒壇: sanctuary of the essential teaching), and Hommon-no-
daimoku (本門の題目: daimoku of the essential teaching).
The interpretations of each item are different by each school of Nichiren's teachings, such as
Nichiren Shu sects,
Nichiren Shoshu sects,
Soka Gakkai
is a Japanese new religions, Japanese new religion led by Minoru Harada since December 2023 based on the teachings of the 13th-century Buddhist priest Nichiren. It claims the largest membership among Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhist group ...
branches.
(The table is summarized from the texts by each sect.)
Further reading
・
The collections of Nichiren's writings by each sect.
・Nichikan (1725). ''Rokkan-shō'' (Six-Volume Writings).
・Montgomery, Daniel (1991). ''Fire in the Lotus''. London: Mandala (HarperCollins).
・
Ueki, Masatoshi (1992). ''Sanju-Hiden-Sho-Ronko'' (A Study on the Sanju-Hiden-Sho)
n Japanese Kokoku-Shoin, Tokyo.
・Zuiei Itou (1992). ''Sandai hihou bonjouji no keiryoubunkengaku teki shin kenkyu''
n Japanese Osaki Haku-Hou. No. 148.
・Fumihiko Sueki (1999). Nichiren's Problematic Works. ''Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 26(''3/4), pp. 261–280.
Footnotes
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