Nichiren on who the Bodhisattvas of the Earth have kept in mind since the infinite past...

"Not even for a moment had they ever forgotten the Buddha. Shakyamuni summoned these bodhisattvas and transferred Myoho-renge-kyo to them."

Please notice how the Soka Gakkai has long forgotten this Buddha. They go so far as to deprecate this Buddha. They are a pitiful bunch who could never be considered Bodhisattvas of the Earth.