People first coming into contact with the practice of the Soka Gakkai International may be struck by the importance placed on the phrase 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.' It may appear that everything starts from and returns to this single phrase. 

 

In Nichiren Buddhism, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is regarded as the Mystic Law, the natural principle governing the workings of life in the universe, the law to which all Buddhas are enlightened and the true aspect of our own lives. The practice of repeatedly invoking this law is seen as the 'direct path to enlightenment.' The phrase can be literally translated as 'I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law.

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