Practitioners of the Lotus Sutra of the Latter Day of the Law

Understand then that the votary who practices the Lotus Sutra exactly as the Buddha teaches will without fail be attacked by the three powerful enemies. In the more than two thousand years that have passed since the Buddha's advent, Shakyamuni himself, T'ien-t'ai and Dengyo were the only three who perfectly carried out the Buddha's teachings. Now in the Latter Day of the Law, Nichiren and his disciples and lay believers are just such practitioners. 29/1

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
On Practicing the Buddha's Teachings
Written to all followers in May 1273