Nichiren Buddhist rosary

The origin of the Nichiren Buddhist rosary

The Nichiren Buddhist rosary is a piece of jewelry referring to a movement of Japanese Buddhism created by the Nichiren Buddhist monk Daishōnin dating from the 13th century. After studying the teaching of Buddha, he created two streams from the Lotus Sutra: Hinayana and Mahayana. The fundamental belief of Nichiren Buddhism is that everyone can achieve enlightenment in a single lifetime.

This Nichiren Buddhist rosary has a great spiritual connotation. It is the ideal jewel to symbolize Nichiren Buddhism and pay homage to this monk who delivered a lot of teaching and wisdom.

By wearing this necklace around your neck, you will embody the entire philosophy surrounding this movement of Buddhism. In addition, the 108 beads that compose it are loaded with blessings since they are used during the recitation of mantras by Buddhist monks.

Learn more about the Nichiren monk Daishōnin

The Nichiren Buddhist monk was born on February 16, 1222 and died on October 13, 1282. It was at the age of 31 that he founded his school to teach Nichiren Buddhism. Its teaching is simple, it invites you to recite the Daimoku mantra from the Lotus Sutra. According to him, this would allow anyone to achieve ultimate truth, in other words enlightenment.

He was then the subject of much controversy because according to certain Buddhist monks, he was a threat to other Buddhist schools. But throughout his life he continued to train disciples and even today his vision of Buddhism is very popular.