In the countries where Buddhism sutras were translated into Chinese, "Myohorenge-kyo" (translated by Kumaraju) was considered to be 'the best translation' and was used as the essential sutra for Tendai sects and many other sects, so that the name 'Hokke-kyo sutra' is in some cases used as an abbreviation for 'Myohorenge-kyo.'
漢訳仏典圏では、鳩摩羅什訳の『妙法蓮華経』が、「最も優れた翻訳」として、天台宗教学や多くの宗派の信仰上の所依として広く用いられており、「法華経」は「妙法蓮華経」の略称として用いられる場合もある。