Here. however, Jacqueline Stone is absolutely wrong

"One thing I find striking is how deeply—although often invisibly—theLotus Sutra impacts Buddhist practice in the West. Jan Nattier [A Greater Awakening] points out that many of the characteristics we associate with Mahayana Buddhism—its inclusiveness, its openness, its egalitarianism—derive largely and specifically from the Lotus and its traditions. What are some of the ways in which it has shaped Buddhist tradition? The Lotus Sutra is given explicit preeminence in two specific traditions: that of the T’ien T’ai (Tendai in Japan) school and that of Nichiren. But really the sutra’s influence is pervasive in East Asian Buddhism. It has profoundly affected Buddhist thought and practice at all social levels. Its ideas have served as a basis for doctrinal and meditative systems, and its parables and imagery have inspired ritual forms, the arts, and literature right up to the present. So while people sometimes associate it with particular schools, it must also be seen as part of the general Buddhist culture of East Asia."

The Lotus Sutra is NOT egalitarian. It is the exclusive faith and practice of the Lotus Sutra, according to Nichiren.