Clear diagram of Chinese characters on Gohonzon?

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Clear diagram of Chinese characters on Gohonzon?

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I’m looking for a diagram of the Gohonzon in clearly printed Chinese characters. You see, I recently came upon a Nittatsu Gohonzon, and it means a lot to me that I can actually read the clearly written characters “na-mu-myo-ho-renge-kyo” down the center. I thought it would be great to be able to read the entire Gohonzon at some point. Basically, I’m looking for a clearer version of what is below. Thanks.
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There are 2 coffeehouse pages that might help;

http://pounceatron.dreamhosters.com/nic ... index.html

and

http://pounceatron.dreamhosters.com/nic ... u/037.html

If you're inclined to spend some money on it, the Mandala Workshop books go into the gohonzon design elements in great detail, including a census of the "notables" from all available Nichiren gohonzons and how the selection varied over time.
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narhwal90 wrote: Thu May 23, 2019 1:34 pm There are 2 coffeehouse pages that might help;

http://pounceatron.dreamhosters.com/nic ... index.html

and

http://pounceatron.dreamhosters.com/nic ... u/037.html

If you're inclined to spend some money on it, the Mandala Workshop books go into the gohonzon design elements in great detail, including a census of the "notables" from all available Nichiren gohonzons and how the selection varied over time.
Thank you.

Do you know which one pertains to the Nittatsu?
https://nichirenmandala.weebly.com/bookstore.html
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Re: Clear diagram of Chinese characters on Gohonzon?

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Given the Nittatsu design is modern i dont think the Mandala books would cover it directly otoh the design elements common to all are covered in great detail- the Mandala books cover Nichiren's gohonzons and those from a selection of the 1st few generations of his lineages.

i bought the black and white 3 volume edition, its a quality piece of work.

Besides the common elements many obscure variations are detailed, including citations of the more famous forgeries.
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dharmapdx wrote: Thu May 23, 2019 4:07 am I’m looking for a diagram of the Gohonzon in clearly printed Chinese characters. You see, I recently came upon a Nittatsu Gohonzon, and it means a lot to me that I can actually read the clearly written characters “na-mu-myo-ho-renge-kyo” down the center. I thought it would be great to be able to read the entire Gohonzon at some point. Basically, I’m looking for a clearer version of what is below. Thanks.
That is about as clear script as you'll find. You looking for one in some typeface font?
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Re: Clear diagram of Chinese characters on Gohonzon?

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Queequeg wrote: Thu May 23, 2019 8:31 pm
dharmapdx wrote: Thu May 23, 2019 4:07 am I’m looking for a diagram of the Gohonzon in clearly printed Chinese characters. You see, I recently came upon a Nittatsu Gohonzon, and it means a lot to me that I can actually read the clearly written characters “na-mu-myo-ho-renge-kyo” down the center. I thought it would be great to be able to read the entire Gohonzon at some point. Basically, I’m looking for a clearer version of what is below. Thanks.
That is about as clear script as you'll find. You looking for one in some typeface font?
Yes, exactly. Thanks.
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Re: Clear diagram of Chinese characters on Gohonzon?

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I don't think it is clearer, but here is a diagram and explanation of the Nittatsu Gohonzon. https://udumbarafoundation.org/files/GO ... -20172.pdf
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Re: Clear diagram of Chinese characters on Gohonzon?

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bluzzo wrote: Sun May 26, 2019 4:36 am I don't think it is clearer, but here is a diagram and explanation of the Nittatsu Gohonzon. https://udumbarafoundation.org/files/GO ... -20172.pdf
Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏
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