What is the difference in interpretation of sūtras between Grand Master T’ien-t’ai and masters of other Buddhist Schools? Masters of other schools interpret sūtras respectively and think that they understand the meaning of each sūtra. Grand Master T’ien-t’ai, on the other hand, interprets sūtras according to the intent of the Buddha as He preached in the Lotus Sūtra on the pre-Lotus sūtras of the first forty years or so. Therefore, though the Lotus Sūtra seems different from the sūtras compiled by Venerable Ānanda, it agrees with the Buddha’s will.

Nijō Sabutsu Ji, Obtaining Buddhahood by the Two Vehicles, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Doctrine 3, Page 229