It is said that he who seeks great fame is not ashamed of a minor disgrace. I have a great wish of spreading the seven-character daimoku of “Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō” over the land of Japan, and further to China and Korea. Is it a sign of my wish coming true that the state letter of the Great Mongol Empire threatening to attack Japan has arrived, causing serious worries to the people in this country? I, Nichiren, predicted this long ago. This is the greatest distinction in the world.

Bettō Gobō Gohenji, A Reply to the Head Priest, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Biography and Disciples, Volume 5, Pages 165