Observing the present state of Japan reflected upon the clear mirror of the Lotus Sūtra and Nirvana Sūtra, it is plain to see who is revered by rulers of Japan as an arhat with six superhuman powers, and who made false charges against the practicer of the Lotus Sūtra in an attempt to behead him. Who is the person revered like a great bodhisattva by a number of people? What wise man, who devotes himself to propagating the True Dharma, has often been banished from his dwelling, has been wounded in the head, has suffered from his disciples being killed, has been exiled twice, and was nearly beheaded in the end? Those who are blind or deaf can be pardoned, but those who have eyes and ears had better read and listen to the sūtras. Everybody today claims: “I have read the sūtras or believe in them,” but such people just hate Nichiren without trying to understand what is preached in the sūtras. If such people truly believed in them, they would think about who the three kinds of resentful enemies are. Instead, they hate Nichiren, who reads and recites the sūtras and puts into practice what the sūtras preach. Doesn’t this mean they hate sūtras and despise the messenger of the Buddha?

Shimoyama Goshōsoku, The Shimoyama Letter, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Volume 5, Page 77,/strong>