Now when I, Nichiren, born in Japan, hold up the clear mirror that is all the scriptures of Buddhism and the Lotus Sūtra to all those in Japan and see its reflection, my predictions are proving to be accurate. Besides, we have experienced the strange phenomena in the sky and natural calamities on earth exactly as predicted by the Buddha.

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