Each section is often inscribed with the Shuji (種子) (Sanskrit letters) or Chinese letters from top to bottom, kha (void, or 空), ha (air, or 風), ra (fire, or 火), va (water, or 水), and a (earth, or 地), and in Nichiren and Tendai sect temples sometimes Gorinto are inscribed with the five Chinese letters '妙法蓮華経' (the Lotus Sutra).
それぞれの部位に｢空（キャkha）、風（カha）、火（ラra）、水（バva）、地（アa）｣の種子や漢字を刻むことが多いが、天台宗・日蓮宗の寺院では｢妙法蓮華経｣の五字が刻まれる場合がある。