What Constitutes A Gohonzon?
The Gohonzon is based on the Lotus Sutra’s metaphoric description of the Buddha nature through the emergence of the Treasure Tower (The Ceremony of the Air). The basic components appearing in all of more than 100 available now Gohonzons, inscribed by Nichiren - are the following:
the Eternal Dharma Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō, flanked by Shakyamuni and Many Treasures Buddha and the four Bodhisattvas of the Earth
(Additionally, Gohonzons include two Buddhist deities, inscribed in medieval Sanskrit orthography: the power of Aizen signifying “Earthly desires are enlightenment”, and the power of Fudo, signifying “Sufferings transformed into nirvana”.
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