Once I decided to speak out and submit my proposal I could not turn back. Instead my proposal grew more insistent by the day, and I was despised by the ruler of the country and attacked by the entire nation. As the whole country of Japan opposed the spread of the Lotus Sūtra, the heavens were offended causing unusual phenomena in the sky to occur including the appearance of a great comet. The earth was enraged and shook continuously. Fighting broke out among the people and foreign troops invaded the country. The Buddha’s prophecy recorded in His sūtras proved to be true just as predicted. From these facts, there is no doubt about my being a practicer of the Lotus Sūtra.

Takahashi Nyūdō-dono Gohenji, A Response to Lay Priest Lord Takahashi, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Volume 7, Followers II, Pages 77