Kanko Mochizuki on Nichiren's "radical view"

A. Nichiren’s View on the Saddharmapundarika (Kanko
Mochizuki)

There are two attitudes which the propagator of Buddhism
should have towards the hearers. One is a tolerant attitude in
which he approves first the opinions of the hearers and then
gradually leads them to the truth by persuasion. The other is
an intolerant attitude in which he never admits wrong views
of others criticizes them bitterly and thoroughly. It is generally
held that the persuasive method leads to enlightenment, while
the aggressive method has no direct connection with en-­
lightenment. According to Nichiren, however, the radical
method is the direct and immediate way of presenting the true
teachings of the Buddha, while the persuasive method is only
an indirect device of compromise. Furthermore, to Nichiren,
the radical method is not an alternative but an indispensable
one, because it comes from his consciousness of the sin that
he had slandered the true teachings of the Buddha for a long
time in his previous existences. To him, to teach others meant
a compensation for his sin.