Chapter two, “Expedients” of the Lotus Sūtra, fascicle 1, says: “The Buddha would preach the True Dharma in the end;” and “abandoning the teachings of temporary expediency, He honestly would preach only the supreme way.” It is stated in chapter fourteen (fascicle 5), “Peaceful Practices,” compares the sūtra to “a jade kept in the topknot of the Wheel-turning Noble King” and “a jade found only on the top of the Wheel-turning Noble King’s head.” It also says, “The jade which had been protected by this powerful king for ages is about to be given away.”

The meanings of these scriptural statements is that all the scriptures of Buddhism brought over to Japan totaling 7,399 scrolls, are all subordinate to the Lotus Sūtra. Just as the Japanese people totaling 4,900,094,828 persons are all retainers of one king, all scriptures of Buddhism (except the Lotus Sūtra) are a mere temporary repose for ignorant women. For example, in building a huge tower, a scaffold is assembled from many small pieces of wood set up ten or twenty-feet high. Then, using this scaffold, the huge tower is built with lumber. Once the tower is completed, the scaffold is dismantled. The scaffold here represents all Buddhist scriptures other than the Lotus Sūtra and the great tower is the Lotus Sūtra. … Scaffolds are needed for building a great tower, and after the completion of a tower scaffolds are demolished. This is what is meant by “discarding the expedient.” A pagoda is built by using a scaffold, but no one worships a scaffold without a pagoda.

Ueno-dono Haha-ama Gozen Gohenji, A Response to My Lady the Nun, Mother of Lord Ueno, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Faith and Practice, Volume 4, Page 178-179