Ichinen Sanzen, the theoretical expression of the interdependent nature of all reality, teaches that all states of life are constantly present in all phenomena and are subject to the law of cause and effect. Therefore, the state of Buddhahood is an ever-present possibility that requires the right cause and conditions in order to make itself fully known. The Three Great Secret Dharmas produce those causes and conditions, in that they are the signs of the Buddha-nature within our life and the means for attaining Buddhahood. For this reason, Nichiren Shonin regarded the Three Great Secret Dharmas as the actualization of Ichinen Sanzen.