Nichiren dispels the darkness

"It may seem like boasting to say so, but if I go by what is written in the sutra, then with regard to the people of Japan, from the Son of Heaven above on down to the myriad commoners, I, Nichiren, bear three special relationships. First, I am their father and mother; second, I am their teacher; and third, I am the envoy of their sovereign.

The Lotus Sutra says, “He is the envoy of the Thus Come One.” It also says, “He will be the eyes of the world.” And it says, “As the light of the sun and moon . . .” And the Great Teacher Chang-an says, “One who rids the offender of evil is acting as his parent.”