Unable to go against the order of Śākyamuni Buddha, the Dharma King, I, Nichiren, fought in the battle between the true and provisional Buddhism in accordance with the words of the sūtras. Donning an armor of endurance, holding the sword of the Lotus Sūtra in hand, carrying the banner with five characters of myō, hō, ren, ge, and kyō, the essence of the Lotus Sūtra in eight fascicles, drawing a bow of the scriptural passage stating that the truth has not been revealed in any sūtras preached before the Lotus Sūtra, notched with an arrow of the scriptural declaration that the provisional teachings should simply be given up, and riding a chariot drawn by great white oxen (namely the unsurpassed vehicle, that is, the Lotus Sūtra), I have defeated provisional teachings one after another. Seeking out enemies here and there, I have attacked eight or ten schools of Buddhism… . Some escaped, others retreated, still others were captured and became my disciples. No matter how many times I attacked and defeated them, my enemies are numerous while I am alone in defending the Lord Buddha. Therefore, the war has yet to be won.

Nevertheless, in the golden words of T’ien-t’ai, the Lotus Sūtra denounces the evil of provisional teachings by aggressive means of propagation. I shall eventually defeat all those who believe in them, without exception, and convert them all to be followers of the Lord Śākyamuni Buddha. When all the people under heaven and the various schools of Buddhism are converted to the One Vehicle teaching of the Lotus Sūtra, and when only the Lotus Sūtra flourishes and all the people recite “Namu Myōhō Renge” in unison, the howling wind will not blow on the branches, falling rain will not erode the soil, and the world will become as ideal as during the reigns of Emperors Fu-hsi and Shen-nung of ancient China. A time is coming when calamities cease to exist, people live long, and people and the land they live in become eternal. There should be no doubt about the peaceful life in this world as promised in the Lotus Sūtra.

Nyosetsu Shugyō-shō, True Way of Practicing the Teaching of the Buddha, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Faith and Practice, Volume 4, Page 83-84