If women, who believe in the Lotus Sūtra, should be sent to the evil regions because of sins of envy, malice or greed, the precept against lying that has been observed strictly by Śākyamuni Buddha, Buddha of Many Treasures and Buddhas all over the universe would be broken. This would be a crime more serious than the sin of lying committed by Devadatta and Kōkalika. How can there be such a thing? How dependable the upholders of the Lotus Sūtra can be! How grateful we are!

Gassui Gasho, A Letter on Menstruation, Nyonin Gosho, Letters Addressed to Female Followers, Page 32