"nam myo ho renge kyo Namu 南無 "devoted to", from Sanskrit namas Myōhō 妙法 "exquisite law"[12] Myō 妙, from Middle Chinese mièw, "strange, mystery, miracle, cleverness" Hō 法, from Middle Chinese pjap, "law, principle, doctrine" Ren 蓮, from Middle Chinese len, "padma (lotus)" Ge 華, from Middle Chinese xwæ, "flower" Kyō 経, from Middle Chinese kjeng, "sutra" "

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