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gohonzon

/ ɡəʊˈhɒnzɒn /

noun

  1. (in Nichiren Buddhism) the paper scroll to which devotional chanting is directed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gohonzon1

from Japanese go an honorific prefix + honzon object of respect
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Example Sentences

Inside, she had a Buddhist altar, a Gohonzon, where she offered daily Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo chants.

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