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morning and evening prayer. The morning and evening recitation of the second and sixteenth chapters of the Lotus Sutra and the chanting of Namu-myoho-renge-kyo.
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Ceremony of worship in the Nichiren (Soka Gakkai).
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Assiduous practice” – the ceremony performed morning and evening by believers.
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Literally, ‘assiduous practice’; to recite part of the Hoben chapter and the entire juryo chapter of the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo in front of the Gohonzon. Gongyo is performed each morning and each evening and is the fundamental practice for followers of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism.
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Gongyō (勤行) is a Japanese word that means "assiduous practice" and refers to a formalized service performed by followers of nearly every Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhist denomiation. It is often done once or more times a day and consists of the recitation of a sutra passage or passages, a mantra or matras, or a combination of both. Gongyo can be done at a temple or at home, almost always in front of an object or objects of veneration and accompanied by offerings of light, incense, and food.
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