I, Nichiren, believe that as soon as the practicer of the Lotus Sūtra appears, all those gods such as the Sun God and the Moon God, who heard the preaching of the Lotus in the “three meetings at two places” (on Mt. Sacred Eagle and in the Stupa appearing high in the sky) will hurry to his aid just as a magnet attracts pieces of iron and the moon reflects itself on the water. They will bear his difficulties and carry out the vows they made before the Buddha at those meetings. Nevertheless, they have not come to rescue me, Nichiren. Is it because I am not a practicer of the Lotus Sūtra? I must reconsider the sūtra in the light of my own background in order to see what is wrong with me.

Kaimoku-shō, Open Your Eyes to the Lotus Teaching, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Doctrine 2, Page 81