Variatons on Namu

We have rendered the daimoku, the invocation of the Lotus Sūtra’s title taught by Nichiren, as Namu Myōhō-Renge-Kyō, which represents the proper romanization for scholarly writing. However, actual pronunciation may vary slightly according to the practice community; some groups collapse the second and third syllables, giving Nam Myōhō-Renge-Kyō (sometimes written without diacritics in their publications). The difference is not one of correct versus incorrect but simply reflects variations among the traditions of individual Nichiren Buddhist lineages.

Two Buddhas, pxii