仏教用語・信行用語
Sandai Hiho
三大秘法
Sandai Hiho means the three great laws; the Primordial Sacred Object (Honmon Honzon), the Primordial Altar (Honmon no Kaidan) and chanting the Odaimoku, NamuMyohoRengeKyo as the primordial practice.
‘Dai’ of Sandai means ‘completeness’ and ‘Hi’ means ‘treasured’ or ‘important’. The Primordial Altar does not mean a mere altar, but a place where the Gohonzon is enshrined and practitioners chant the Odaimoku.
Nissen Shonin stated that these three laws, Sandai Hiho, are embraced in the Odaimoku which we chant. This is called Ichidai Hiho, the One Great Law or the One Great Dharma.
Nissen Shonin stated,
“The Three Great Laws are the Primordial Sacred Object, the Primordial Altar and the Primordial Odaimoku revealed in the Primordial Portion of the Lotus Sutra (Honmon Happon). These three laws are embraced in the Odaimoku which we chant. Thus when we, practitioners in the Mappo period, chant the Odaimoku Gohonzon, our wishes for our present lives and future lives are granted by the power of the great Dharma.” (Butsuryu Seiten p.829)
‘Dai’ of Sandai means ‘completeness’ and ‘Hi’ means ‘treasured’ or ‘important’. The Primordial Altar does not mean a mere altar, but a place where the Gohonzon is enshrined and practitioners chant the Odaimoku.
Nissen Shonin stated that these three laws, Sandai Hiho, are embraced in the Odaimoku which we chant. This is called Ichidai Hiho, the One Great Law or the One Great Dharma.
Nissen Shonin stated,
“The Three Great Laws are the Primordial Sacred Object, the Primordial Altar and the Primordial Odaimoku revealed in the Primordial Portion of the Lotus Sutra (Honmon Happon). These three laws are embraced in the Odaimoku which we chant. Thus when we, practitioners in the Mappo period, chant the Odaimoku Gohonzon, our wishes for our present lives and future lives are granted by the power of the great Dharma.” (Butsuryu Seiten p.829)