"In worshiping all the deities and Buddhas, the word namu is put ahead of their names. To explain exactly what namu means, namu is a word from India. In China and Japan it is translated as “dedicating one’s life.” “Dedicating one’s life” means to offer one’s life to the Buddha. In accordance with their status, some have wives and children, relatives, fiefs, and gold and silver, while others have no treasure. Whether one has wealth or not, no treasure exceeds the one called life."
From Gosho "The gift of the rice" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 1125)
From Gosho "The gift of the rice" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 1125)
