The Dai Gohonzon, a mandala inscribed with Sanskrit and Chinese characters on a plank of Japanese camphorwood, is the object of veneration for some Nichiren Buddhists; Dai means "great" or "supreme," whereas gohonzon means "object of devotion.". The mandala chiefly comprises the names of numerous buddhas, bodhisattvas, Buddhist deities, and Buddhist teachers around the characters Nam-Myōhō-Renge-Kyō Nichiren written down the middle.