Soka Gakkai International teaches that “the Lotus Sutra ... leads all people to Buddhahood and we ordinary human beings are in no way different or separate from one another"The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life and viewed the Buddha as a role model for all humanity: "The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behaviour as a human being".WND1, p. 852.
