Today is the final day of Higan week, the three days before the equinox and the three days after. As explained in a Nichiren Shu brochure:

For Buddhists, this period is not just one characterized by days with almost equal portions of light and dark. Rather, it is a period in which we strive to consciously reflect upon ourselves and our deeds.

Each of the days before and after the equinox are devoted to one of the Six Paramitas, the practice of perfection taught to Bodhisattvas. Today we consider the sixth perfection, Wisdom.

[T]he Buddha raises the question: If you were given a choice between many sacred relics of the Buddha or a copy of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, which one should you choose? The author of this sutra has the respondent say: “The perfection of wisdom. And why? It is not that I lack respect for the relics of the Buddha, and it is not that I am unwilling to honor, revere, and worship them. But I am fully aware that the relics of the Buddha have come forth from the perfection of wisdom and that for that reason they are honored, revered, and worshipped; I am aware that they are saturated with the perfection of wisdom, and for that reason they become an object of worship. ”

The logic generating these passages appears to be this: Yes, the Buddha is enlightened and worthy of great respect, even worship. But how did he become so exalted a being? Through practice of the perfection of wisdom, not, primarily, through acts of worship. Therefore, in asking yourself what practice you should undertake, follow the example of the Buddha. The practice of wisdom is wiser than the worship of those who engage in this practice. It is better to be one of them than to worship them.