"Our contemporaries think of the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo only as a name, but this is not correct. It is the essence, that is, the heart of the Lotus Sutra. Chang-an stated, “Hence [T’ien-t’ai’s explanation of the title in] the preface conveys the profound meaning of the sutra. The profound meaning indicates the heart of the text.” According to this comment, Myoho-renge-kyo is neither the scriptural text nor its meaning, but the heart of the entire sutra."
From Gosho "This Is What I Heard" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 861)
From Gosho "This Is What I Heard" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 861)
