Pieters (May 23, 1996)
Nichiren was intolerant towards the other Buddhists. Buddhists should be tolerant and gentle towards others. Why was Nichiren so intolerant?

Murano (June 6, 1996)
Nichiren was intolerant only towards the Buddhists who ignored the Eternal Sakyamuni Buddha and slandered the Lotus Sutra in which the eternity of Sakyamuni Buddha is expounded. Very few worshiped the Eternal Sakyamuni Buddha in the time of Nichiren. Even the adherents of the Tendai Sect worshiped the Buddhas other than Sakyamuni. Nichiren criticized the Tendai Sect of the day. Therefore, Nichiren was thought to be intolerant towards everybody. He was gentle towards the people who did not know of the Lotus Sutra. He kindly taught them with smiles and humor.