Both the theoretical and essential sections [of the Lotus Sutra] are acknowledged in the daily practice of Nichiren Buddhism when we recite passages from chapters two and sixteen. Again, these two chapters are the core of the theoretical and essential halves of the sutra, respectively. By reciting them, one is reciting the core of those two sections, and therefore the core meaning of the Lotus Sutra itself. The daily recitation of these passages accomplishes two things: first, it celebrates the One Vehicle teaching that all beings can attain Buddhahood; second, it celebrates the presence of the Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha, the present actuality of Buddhahood in our present lives when we take faith in the Lotus Sutra and put its teachings into practice.