“The Essentials of the Lotus Sutra”
(“Hokke shuyo-sho”)
Of the various illnesses, the gravest of them all is slandering the Lotus Sutra. Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo is the best of all medicines. Lengthwise and crosswise, this Jambudvipa world measures 7,000 yojanas and contains 80,000 kingdoms. The kosen-rufu of the Lotus Sutra, which was not achieved during the 2,000 years of the Former and Middle Days of the Law, must be attained during the present period of the Latter Day of the Law. Otherwise, Shakyamuni will become the Buddha of the great falsehood, and Taho Buddha’s certification will only be as good as foam on the water. The attestations of the innumerable emanation Buddhas of the ten directions will be [torn apart] like [the leaves of] the plantain plant.
(Gosho, p. 735)