MYOHO RENGE KYO—a modern scientific perspective. By Nelson Gozah The Buddhist teaching of Myoho Renge Kyo as the essence of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Lotus Sutra was profoundly expounded by the 13th century Japanese monk Nichiren. As a reformer seeking to establish the Lotus Sutra as foremost in guiding humanity to enlightenment, Nichiren Daishonin elucidated the supreme laws of life embodied in its title – the Myoho or cycle of birth and death, the Renge or principle of cause and effect, and the ultimate reality of interconnected oneness expressed as Kyo. Through his insightful and revolutionary teachings, Nichiren revealed how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo … Continue reading MYOHO RENGE KYO—a modern scientific perspective.