Showing others the same respect you would respect a Buddha

Even an ignorant person can obtain blessings by serving someone who expounds the Lotus Sutra. No matter if he is a demon or an animal, if someone proclaims even a single verse or phrase of the Lotus Sutra, you must respect him as you would the Buddha. This is what the sutra means when it says, "You should rise and greet him from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha." You should respect one another as Shakyamuni and Many Treasures did at the ceremony in the "Treasure Tower" chapter. 20/2

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
The Fourteen Slanders
Written to the lay priest Matsuno Rokuro Saemon on December 9, 1276

The Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions and three existences are in you

You must never think that any of the eighty thousand sacred teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha's lifetime or any of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions and three existences are outside yourself. Your practice of the Buddhist teachings will not relieve you of the sufferings of birth and death in the least unless you perceive the true nature of your life. 5/2

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
Written to Toki Jonin in 1255