The Three Truths are the Truth of Emptiness, the Truth of Provisionality, and the Truth of the Middle Way. Nichiren Shonin learned the Three Truths as part of his early training as a Buddhist monk, and he made them a part of his own teaching. Together, they point out the correct way to understand and apply the teachings of Emptiness, Dependent Origination, and the Middle Way, which are all different ways of explaining the central insight of Buddhism. Nichiren Shonin taught that chanting Namu Myoho Renge Kyo was itself a way to acknowledge and live in accord with the Three Truths.