It officially called itself as Nichiren Shoshu Sect in the early the Meiji period, after being one of Shoretsu School of Nichiren Sect (known as Taisekiji School), and at one time, creating Komon School of Nichiren Sect, also known as Nichiren Honmon Sect, the combined school by Hachihonzan (eight major temples) of Fujimon School with other mountains of the Fujimon School.
日蓮正宗と正式に名乗るのは明治最初の頃で、それまでは日蓮宗勝劣派の一宗派（大石寺派）、一時は富士門流各山と連合し日蓮宗興門派・日蓮本門宗という富士門流八本山による連合宗派も作っていた。