It is fortunate that at least my followers, who believe in the Lotus Sūtra, the true intent of Śākyamuni Buddha, will automatically flow into the sea of Nirvana to attain Buddhahood. On the contrary, Buddhist scholars in the world today, who believe in the provisional teachings preached according to other people’s minds, will be drowned in the sea of sufferings.

Shokyō to Hokekyō to Nan’I no Koto, The Difficulty and Easiness in Understanding the Lotus Sūtra and Other Sūtras, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Doctrine 2, Page 285