Down the middle of the Gohonzon, in the larger, bold script are the characters for Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and just below this appear the characters for “Nichiren.” Nichiren put his own name below Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to proclaim that ordinary people and this great law of Buddhahood are one in the same. To the left and right of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo are all the various states of life that a human being can have, both positive and negative. Nichiren declares, “Illuminated by the light of the five characters of the Mystic Law (Nam-myoho-renge-kyo), they display the dignified attributes that they inherently possess.” (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 832) In this way the Gohonzon reveals to us that we possess the great life condition of Buddhahood just as we are.