Only Honest People Can Have Faith in Truth of Lotus Sūtra

Only honest people can have faith in the truth of the Lotus Sūtra, the true words of the Buddha. Since you are an honest woman, you are able to have faith in the Lotus Sūtra. You should know that even if we were to see a person holding up Mt. Sumeru while crossing an ocean, we could never see a woman like you. Even if we were to see a person who could transform steaming sand to rice, we would never see a woman like you. You should know that Śākyamuni Buddha, the Buddha of Many Treasures, Buddhas of manifestation throughout the universe, great bodhisattvas such as Superior Practice and Limitless Practice, King Mahābrahman, Indra, and the Four Heavenly Kings will protect you and follow you like a shadow follows a body. You are the greatest female practicer of the Lotus Sūtra in Japan. Therefore, following the example of Never Despising Bodhisattva, who gave everybody assurance of attaining Buddhahood, I present you a Buddhist name, Nichimyō Shōnin.

Nichimyō Shōnin Gosho, A Letter to Nichimyō Shōnin, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Followers II, Volume 7, Page 141