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Myogo (Myōgō)

(Language: Japanese)

Short Description: In Japanese, literally the “Name,” referring to the six characters of the nembutsu, thus the Name of Amida Buddha

Long Description: In Japanese, literally the “Name,” referring to the six characters of the nembutsu, thus the Name of Amida Buddha in Shin Buddhism (i.e. Namu amida butsu).

Sources: The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting