He was exactly right. The members of the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood, who have repeatedly obstructed kosen-rufu, a sacred undertaking for the people's happiness, are indeed great enemies of the people. Encountering Great Persecution Is the Highest Honor Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, was cursed by all the followers of non-Buddhist teachings and labeled as a man of great evil. But all of these abuses were incurred because of the Lotus Sutra, and they are therefore no shame to the men who suffered them. They are strange and shameless men.
Difficulties are the proof of justice.
Encountering great persecution is the highest honor. The Great Teacher T'ien-t'ai was showered with abuse by the 10 powerful schools of his day. And he was still being vilified 200 years later. You have slandered Shakyamuni's lifetime teaching and brought confusion to the world. The Great Teacher Dengyo was reviled by the schools of Nara.