Like in Nichiren Shu and other Nichiren-related sects, the sutra recitation is done in the Japanese phonetic pronunciation of "Myōhō-Renge-Kyō", the Chinese translation of the Lotus Sutra by Kumarajiva. The number of recitations depends on which silent prayer is to be offered. The established format consist of five in the morning and three in the evening, with the Expedient Means and Life Span of the Tathagata chapters recited once for each silent prayer offered. The full Life Span of the Tathagata Chapter is recited only for the second prayer (an expression of appreciation to the Dai-Gohonzon); for all others, only the "verse" portion is recited. Each recitation of the sutra passages is followed three "prolonged "daimoku"" ("hiki-daimoku", wherein each syllable pronounced distinctly and drawn out: ""Na-Mu, Myō-Hō–Ren-Ge–Kyō–"") and the corresponding silent prayer, except for the final recitation of the service, which is followed by the chanting of 100 or more "daimoku" and the final silent prayer. Note that the number of or the length of time daimoku is chanted between the final sutra recitation and silent prayer, is discretionary.