Another Dai Mandala
In addition to Nichiren ShoShu school, the Fujisan Honmon ShoShu school also claim possession of a Nichiren inscribed Dai Gohonzon called The "Dai Honzon". The Dai Honzon is the Object of Devotion of Fujisan school and it is enshrined at Hota Myohonji Temple. This dai mandala carries the description of “The Great Object of Worship to Save and Protect for Ten Thousand Years." and carries a signature of “Jogyo Nichiren “. http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/GohonzonShu/016.html
As for the authenticity of the Dai Honzon, there is no mention of arguments among any of Nichiren schools which would question its validity. Both the Dai Gohonzon at Taisekiji and the Dai Honzon at Hota Myohonji were not mentioned in available Nichiren letters.
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