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Daimoku 10 min

Recording of one hour of chanting nam-myoho-renge-kyo

One Hour of Daimoku

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

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Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華經, also transliterated Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō; literally translated as Devotion to the Law of the Lotus Flower Scripture and exegetically translated as Devotion to the Mystic Law of cause and effect that exists throughout all the sounds and vibrations of the universe) is a mantra that is chanted as the central practice of all forms of Nichiren Buddhism. The mantra is referred to as Daimoku (題目, or the Great Invocation) and was first revealed by the Japanese Buddhist teacher Nichiren on the 28th day of the fourth lunar month of 1253 AD at Kiyosumi-dera (also, Seichōji) near Kominato in current-day Chiba, Japan. The practice of chanting the daimoku is called shōdai (唱題). The purpose of chanting daimoku is to attain perfect and complete awakening, and have actual proof of this practice to oneself and others of the validity of the Lotus Sutra.

The phrase is somewhat difficult to render into English because each word or set of words contains a complex set of symbolism and connotation, and without an understanding of the semiotic significance of the words, the full meaning is lost.

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - 1 Hour Diamoku - 南無妙法蓮華經 - Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō - Chanting


Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - 1 Hour Daimoku - 南無妙法蓮華經 - Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō - Chanting

Nam - to devote one's life
Myoho - the Mystic Law, Myo is the name given to the mystic nature of life and Ho to its manifestation
Renge - literally "lotus flower" - which symbolises the simultaneity of cause and effect
Kyo - Sutra, the voice or teaching of the Buddha.  The sound of vibration that connects everything in the universe

Evening Gongyo (Medium Speed)

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How Things Came To Be

Because I believe what the internet tells me, gongyo references a formal Nichiren Buddhist service where a part of the Lotus Sutra (a scripture of Mahayana Buddhism) is chanted.  When I found a clip of it, I had to hear a beat behind it.  If you understand Japanese, the way I chopped it probably makes it sound like nonsense.  It would fit right in on pop radio.  I give all the credit for the chant sample to gezortenplotz (yeah.) on Freesound.org.  He has no idea I used this, but if he hears it, I hope he doesn't regret the Creative Commons license. - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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