At the same time, based on the mental aspect of Nichiren, it is considered that since he found the life of the ascetic described in Hokke-kyo and his own life was the same, he became aware of being 'Jogyo Bosatsu' (the head of 'Honge-jiyu Bosatsu,' Bodhisattva who had to assist Shakya-muni in the mission) (called 'Jogyo Ojo').
と同時に日蓮の心理的内面に即して言えば、何よりも彼は、法華経に書かれている行者の姿と自身の生活の軌跡が符合したことに最大の根拠を見出して、上行菩薩（本佛釈尊より弘通の委嘱を受けた本化地涌菩薩の上首）としての自覚を得るに至ったのである（上行応生）。