I pray so that I may be despised by the ruler of the country and sacrifice my life for the sake of the Lotus Sūtra in order for me to be free of the bonds of life and death. I wish also to see with my own eyes whether or not such virtuous deities as Goddess Amaterasu, Shōhachiman, the sun and moon, Indra, and the King of the Brahma Heaven, carry out the vow which they made in front of the Buddha.

Dannotsu Bō Gohenji, Response to a Follower, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Faith and Practice, Volume 4, Page 131