In the proper ritual of the Nichiren Sect, as performed by the believer in his home or in the temple, the invocation of the Title and the contemplation of the Mandala are always combined. The two actions supplement each other. Their homogeneousness has been made perfectly clear by the Nichiren scholar Gyōkei Umada, in the words:

When a man gazes at the and recites the Sacred Title, heart and soul, subjectivity and objectivity become fused into one whole, and the worshipper realizes in himself the excellent qualities of the Supreme Being, and thereby his short life is made eternal and his limited virtue infinite. In short, Śākyamuni, the Scripture of the Lotus of the Perfect Truth, and the worshipper, become united, in perfect accord, and herein lies the consummation of the creed of the Nichiren Sect: the peace of mind of believers and religious life. The result of all this is the realization of the Buddha Land in the present state of existence.

To Nichiren, uttering the Title reverently and earnestly was tantamount to practicing austerities and doing good, in so far as salvation in the Nichiren-fold is reached by Self-Power (ji riki). However, according to Nichiren’s view, the devotee simultaneously “takes shelter under the wings of Śākyamuni’s compassion, which endeavors to redeem all beings in the Age of Decadence, when uniquity would abound and the love of many would wax cold.” This of course implies salvation by the Other Power (ta riki.) Therefore we find in the dogmatics of Nichiren and his School a union of the Power of the Buddha with the Power of Devotion.