The Three Great Secret Dharmas can also be understood as a clarification of both of the Three Treasures and of the Threefold Training.

The Three Great Secret Dharmas are not meant to replace or to change the traditional Three Treasures and Threefold Training. Rather, the Three Great Secret Dharmas are a way of clarifying and expressing their deepest meaning. Nichiren Buddhism is the Buddhism of Shakyamuni Buddha, but unlike other schools, it strives to practice according to the Buddha’s true intentions as expressed in the Lotus Sutra and as clarified by Nichiren Shonin.