gongyo

British

/ ˈɡɒnɡjəʊ /

noun

(in Nichiren Buddhism) a ceremony, performed twice a day, involving reciting parts of the Lotus Sutra and chanting the Daimoku to the Gohonzon

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Etymology

Origin of gongyo

from Japanese, literally: assiduous practice

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