Rejecting Shakyamuni Buddha they become stupid

'Do not place a statue of Nichiren Daishonin or Shakyamuni Buddha on the altar. They are already on the Gohonzon." -- SGI and NST members

That didn't stop Nichiren from enshrining HIS statue of Shakyamuni Buddha nor from praising Shijo Kingo, Toki Jonen, Lady Nichinyo, and Dozenbo for fashioning statues of Shakyamuni Buddha.