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Daimoku

British  
/ ˈdaɪməʊkuː /

noun

    1. (in Nichiren Buddhism) the words nam myoho renge kyo ('devotion to the Lotus Sutra') chanted to the Gohonzon

    2. the act of chanting these words

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Etymology

Origin of Daimoku

from Japanese, literally: title

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