The Odaimoku, which literally means “the title,” is used in Japanese Buddhism to refer to the repeated recitation of a mantra. Other traditions also recite mantras, such as the Pure Land School or Shingon. The Odaimoku of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo is derived from the Lotus Sutra, the essential mantra of Nichiren Shu, but is also adopted by the Japanese Tendai School, all Nichiren-­derived schools, groups and the so-called Nichiren-derived or inspired “new religions.”