I have no doubt that I am at the brink of death. I hope you will be very pleased in case I am beheaded, (consecrating myself to the Lotus Sūtra). It is like being robbed of a strong poison by a bandit in exchange for a precious treasure.

Toki-dono Go-henji, A Response to Lord Toki, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Doctrine 2, Page 119