1. The word "Gohonzon" is used interchangeably with "mandala" and this is a
mistake. The mandalas represent the Gohonzon (as do various other depictions like
portraits or statues) but the Gohonzon is not an object that can be given or
received and as far as I am concerned anyone who objectifies the Gohonzon is not
practicing Buddha Dharma in any meaninfgul sense of the word.