"Nichiren, in contrast to the leaders of Japan, did not view the coming of the Mongols from a political standpoint, so he did not talk of the conflict in terms of winners or losers, attackers or defenders, invader and the invaded. Instead, he focused on the tragedy that occurs on the level of the common people. His view always put the common person first.” -- Masahiro Kobayashi, research fellow at SGI's Institute of Oriental Philosophy in Hachioji, Tokyo. "
Go to Nichiren's writings and search Mongols. There are literally dozens and dozens of passages which rebut this SGI scholar's claim. Here is one example:
"Are you sure to know the secret Law that will overcome and subdue the Mongol nation? I, Nichiren, am the foremost votary of the Lotus Sutra in all of Japan, a great general who can defeat the forces of the Mongol nation, for, as the Lotus Sutra says, “A person who can accept and uphold this sutra is likewise foremost among all living beings.” (win, lose, victory or defeat)
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