I can tell you 99% of what Carlita said is false. Wildly false.
Carlita said "Nichiren Diashonin is a Buddhist monk in the Tiantai school (as his teacher is from that school) from Japan. At the time (1800 century) there was a big war in Japan and different Buddhist sects were competing...
I know this thread is dead. But in case it was still of any interest. I joined SGI in about 1991.
I disagree with some of their stances... and likewise with Nichiren Shoshu. Although this is the tradition I still practice, just mostly alone, or with my family. I don't really care for what...