Three Great Secret Laws
Three Great Secret Laws are the fundamental teachings in Nichiren Buddhism, which include Hommon-no-honzon, Hommon-no-kaidan .
The interpretations of each item are different by each school of Nichiren's teachings, such as Nichiren shu sects, Nichiren shoshu sects, Soka Gakkai branches.
| Nichiren Shu | Nichiren Shoshu | Soka Gakkai | |
| Honzon | ・The Essential Focus of Reverence ・ Shakyamuni Buddha is none other than the embodiment of the Eternal Buddha: | ・ The Dai-Gohonzon, inscribed by Nichiren Daishonin on October 12, 1279 | ・In terms of the Personification: Nichiren representing the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law) ・In terms of the Law: Nichiren’s mandala. |
| Kaidan | ・Any place where one chants the Odaimoku | ・The place where the Dai-Gohonzon will be enshrined at the time of Kosen-rufu | ・The place where one enshrines the object of devotion and chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo |
| Daimoku | ・Namu-myoho-renge-kyo | ・Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo | ・Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with belief in Gohonzon of the essential teaching referring to the teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo |