[P]racticers of the Lotus Sūtra today should remember this as preached in the “Previous Life of the Medicine King Bodhisattva” chapter: “Just as the ocean is the largest of all bodies of water, upholders of the Lotus Sūtra are above all other people.” They should also remember: “Just as the moon is brighter than any star, upholders of the Lotus Sūtra are the first among the people.” Wise men today in Japan are like numerous stars while Nichiren is like the full moon.

Senji-shō, Selecting the Right time: A Tract by Nichiren, the Buddha’s Disciple, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Doctrine 1, Page 248