The Buddha’s prediction foretelling the time of disputes and quarrels is proving to be as certain as the ebb and flow of the ocean!

T’ien-t’ai says in his Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sūtra, “The Lotus Sūtra is so profound that the Middle Doctrine cannot be compared to it.” He also states in the Great Concentration and Insight, “Vasubandhu and Nāgārjuna deep in their hearts knew exactly the teaching of the Lotus Sūtra, but outwardly they preached as they saw to fit the time.” Explaining what is meant by T’ien-t’ai in the Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sūtra, Miao-lê declares in his Commentary on the Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sūtra, “No one can be compared to the Lotus Sūtra in rectifying the fallacies of the various sūtras and revealing the truths;” and in the Additional Annotations to the Three Major Works of T’ien-t’ai, Ts’ung-i interprets T’ien-t’ai’s words in the Great Concentration and Insight, “Both Nāgārjuna and Vasubandhu are not comparable to T’ien-t’ai in perceiving the true intent of the Buddha.”

Senji-shō, Selecting the Right time: A Tract by Nichiren, the Buddha’s Disciple, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Doctrine 1, Page 209-210