Based upon his understanding of the Ceremony in the Air, Nichiren taught that we should take refuge in the Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra as the unity of the historical, ideal, and universal aspects of Buddhahood. These are fully manifested by Shakyamuni Buddha and are also the potential that lies within all of us. The Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha, therefore, should be our focus of devotion if we want to realize for ourselves the true nature of the Buddha’s enlightened life and our own.