gohonzon

British

/ ɡəʊˈhɒnzɒn /

noun

(in Nichiren Buddhism) the paper scroll to which devotional chanting is directed

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Etymology

Origin of gohonzon

from Japanese go an honorific prefix + honzon object of respect

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