Once again, a dispute over the interpretation of this arose among the disciple of Nichiren after his death, and they were divided into general schools of Nichiren sect such as ones in Mt. Minobu, which advocated that Ichinen sanzen is the doctrine which is sunk under the words, and into Fujimon school, which advocated that the Sandaihiho (Three Great Secret Dharmas) or Nanmyohorengekyo is sunk under the words.
日蓮の滅後、門弟間において、これをどう解釈するかでまた議論があり、文の底に沈められているのは、事の一念三千であるとする身延山などの一般的な日蓮宗諸派と、三大秘法の妙法あるいは南無妙法蓮華経であるとする富士門流に分かれた。