Is Nichiren a legitimate religious leader? Is Daisaku Ikeda?

Nichiren was a legitimate scholar priest and the Supreme Votary of the Lotus Sutra. Ikedaism is a corruption of Nichiren Lotus Sutra Buddhism. Nichiren performed a bodily reading of the Lotus Sutra, proving the predictions for a faithful votary as outlined in Chapters 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, and 25 of the Lotus Sutra specifically and all chapters generally. Nichiren refused a temple offered him by the bafuku (shogun) unless he converted to Lotus Sutra Buddhism. Has Ikeda ever refused to accept even one honor or award from “slanderers” or monetary donations from the poorest of members. Daisaku Ikeda is among the ten richest men in Asia thanks to the members donations and sale of books to the members. Nichiren desired little, not unlike the Buddha who had only two robes and a bowel. Nichiren’s memory was remarkable, having made thousands of citations despite not having access to a library during his time in exile on Sado Island and for many years on Mount Minobu. Thanks to Nichiren, more than 30 million people chant Namu Myoho Renge kyo and even those who stopped practicing thanks to the behavior of SGI members, at least they chanted Namu Myoho Renge kyo for months or even decades. Too bad they were soured to Namu Myoho Renge kyo thanks to the Soka Gakkai. I am certain the attrition rate in the Nichiren Shu, Honmon Butsuryu Shu, Nichiren Shoshu, Kempon Hooke, Nipponzan Myohoji, and Independents is next to zero. In fact, they are growing because many ex-SGI have gone over to them.