Editing Nichiren Shōshū (section)

==Object of Worship==
The [[Dai Gohonzon]] (also called: ''Dai-Gohonzon of the High Sanctuary of Essential Teachings'') is a [[Japanese calligraphy|calligraphic]] [[mandala]] inscribed with [[Sanskrit]] and [[Chinese characters]] on a plank of [[Cinnamomum camphora|Japanese camphorwood]] as the only object of worship by believers. The sect claims that Nichiren inscribed it on 12 October 1279 (Japanese: ''Koan'').{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

The sect claims the ''ninpō-ikka'' or "Unity of the Person and the Buddhist Dharma" as one entity and the ''Dai Gohonzon'' is revered as the [[personification]] of Nichiren himself. Every Nichiren Shōshū temple and household possesses a ''[[gohonzon (Nichiren Buddhism)|gohonzon]]'', or transcription of the ''Dai Gohonzon'' rendered by its successive High Priests.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

The ''Dai Gohonzon'' is enshrined at the ''[[Taiseki-ji#Hōandō|Hoando]]'' worship hall<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nichirenshoshu.or.jp/eng/taisekiji-buildings.html|title = Nichiren Shoshu &#124; Taisekiji main buildings}}</ref> within the [[Taiseki-ji]] Grand Main Temple complex grounds at the foot of Mount Fuji. The temple priesthood will only expose the image for constant public veneration once the conversion of the [[Emperor of Japan]] and  ''[[Kosen-rufu]]'' is achieved, maintaining the beliefs of Nichiren Shōshū as the primary religion in the world by Japanese imperial decree.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Unlike the other Gohonzons enshrined at the Head Temple, it is not enshrined with ''[[shikimi]]'' branches nor [[Taiko]] drums.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
[[File:Fenghuang of Hōan-dō of Taiseki-ji.jpg|thumb|[[Fenghuang]]s on the Taiseki-ji main entrance of the ''Dai-Gohonzon'' sanctuary.]]
Transcriptions of the ''Dai Gohonzon'', made by successive High Priests of Nichiren Shōshū, are called ''[[gohonzon (Nichiren Buddhism)|gohonzon]]'' (''go'', honorific prefix indicating respect).{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Most ''gohonzons'' in temples are wood tablets in which the inscription is carved; the tablets are coated with [[lacquer#Urushiol-based lacquers|black ''urushi'']] and have gilded characters.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} ''Gohonzons'' enshrined in temples and other similar facilities are personally transcribed by one of the successive High Priests.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Hokkeko followers can make a request to receive a personal ''gohonzon'' to their local temple chief priest. These ''gohonzons'' are ritually{{snd}}consecrated facsimiles printed on paper using a traditional method and presented as a small scroll, measuring approximately 7 x 15 inches. The local chief priest sends all requests to the Head Temple. As these requests are granted, ''gohonzons'' are then delivered to the recipient's local priest and he bestows them on the individual members. In this ritual, the recipient vows to sincerely believe in Nichiren's teachings and to faithfully practice the religion and uphold its doctrines.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}