the object of worship in Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism. Representing Buddhahood or perfection in all conditions of life, it is the physical manifestation of the ultimate Law which is enshrined in every believer's home.

Lit. 'object of worship worthy of respect' written manadala bases on the invocation of 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo'.

A mandala which Nichiren believers consider to be the supreme object of worship.

The embodiment of the Law of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo in the form of a mandala. All members receive a Gohonzon which is a transcription of the original Dai-gohonzon inscribed by Nichiren Daishonin in 1279.

Gohonzon (ご本尊 or 御本尊) refers to the object of devotion in many forms of Japanese Buddhism. In Japanese, go is an honorific prefix indicating respect and honzon means object of fundamental respect, veneration, or devotion. Generically used, gohonzon can refer to any such object of devotion, whether a statue or set of statues, a painted scroll of some sort, or some other object; or the word—then usually capitalized when romanized—may be used specifically to refer to the moji-mandala (文字漫荼羅 "script," or "written with characters" mandala) that is the object of veneration in various Nichiren schools.