Question: Various sūtras other than the Lotus Sūtra adapt their doctrines and merits to the caliber of particular types of beings such as bodhisattvas, gods, and śrāvaka or pratyekabuddha. For whom is the Lotus Sūtra preached?
Answer: The Lotus Sūtra is difficult to understand for anyone except those to whom the dharma is transmitted. This Lotus Sūtra was expounded for all living beings in the Ten Realms including both wicked and virtuous men, the wise and the unwise, those who keep precepts and those who do not, male and female, four kinds of Buddhist devotees (monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen), and the eight kinds of supernatural beings.
Ichidai Shōgyō Tai-I, Outline of All the Holy Teachings of the Buddha