Editing Senoo Giro (section)

== Writings ==

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1921). ''Hikari o shitauite'' 光を慕ひて [Seeking the Light]. {{annotation|An early autobiographical testimony of faith, recounting Seno'o's childhood illness, his discovery of the Lotus Sutra, and his developing commitment to Nichiren Buddhism.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1923). “Hei'i naru Nichirenshugi” 平易なる日蓮主義 [Nichirenism, Plain and Simple]. ''Wakōdō'' 若人 4, nos. 7–8 (July–August 1923). Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 31–49. {{annotation|A three-part dialogue among a Nichirenist spokesman, a student, and a businessman, reflecting Seno'o's still-nationalist and class-conciliatory position during his years with the Dainippon Nichirenshugi Seinendan.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1924). “Risshō ankoku no gendaiteki igi” 立正安国の現代的意義 [The Contemporary Significance of Establishing the Right and Pacifying the Nation]. ''Wakōdō'' 若人 5, no. 10 (October 1924). Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 82–85. {{annotation|An early reinterpretation of Nichiren's ''Risshō Ankokuron'' that emphasizes critical self-examination and increasingly questions forms of state-centered Nichirenism.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1927). “Honzonron hihan” 本尊論批判 [Critique of Theories of the Object of Worship]. ''Wakōdō'' 若人 8, nos. 3–9 (March–September 1927). Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 86–196. {{annotation|A major extended work from Seno'o's later Nichirenist period, critically examining competing understandings of the Buddhist object of worship.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1928). “Shōwa Ishin” 昭和維新 [Shōwa Restoration]. ''Wakōdō'' 若人 9, no. 1 (January 1928). Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 221–41. {{annotation|An essay that moves from a celebration of benevolent imperial rule to an indictment of the zaibatsu and parliamentary politicians as the true “gravediggers” of Japan, marking Seno'o's growing economic radicalism.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1928). “Kyōsantō jiken ni chokumen shite Ninnō gokoku-kyō no issetsu o yomu” '''[[SG28KJC|共産党事件に直面して仁王護国経の一節を読む]]''' ['''[[SG28KJC-T|Confronting the Communist Party Incident: Reading a Passage from the Sutra for Humane Kings Protecting the Nation]]''']. ''Wakōdō'' 若人 9, no. 6 (June 1928). Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 242–54. {{annotation|Written in response to the 1928 Communist Party Incident and reflecting Seno'o's growing engagement with the relationship among Buddhism, political repression, and radical social movements.}}

* Youth League for Revitalizing Buddhism (Shinkō Bukkyō Seinen Dōmei 新興仏教青年同盟) (1931). '''[[SD31FPM-T|Founding proclamation and mission statement]]''' ('''[[SD31FPM|宣言・綱領]]'''). {{annotation|The League's founding proclamation and mission statement, drafted by Seno'o and unanimously adopted at its founding meeting on April 5, 1931. The proclamation was subsequently expanded and revised.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1931). “Shinkō Bukkyō Seinen Dōmei ni tsuite” '''[[SG31SBT|新興佛教青年同盟について]]''' ['''[[SG31SBT-T|On the Youth League for Revitalizing Buddhism]]''']. ''Chūgai Nippō'' 中外日報 (April 7, 1931). {{annotation|Published two days after the founding of the Youth League for Revitalizing Buddhism, this article explains Seno'o's break with organized Nichirenism, reproduces the League's three-point platform, and argues that genuine Buddhist renewal requires both trans-sectarian unity and the transformation of capitalist economic structures.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1931). “Shinkō Bukkyō undō no shinro: Issei ni Butsuda no dai-sanka ni kaere” '''[[SG31SBU|新興佛教運動の進路――一斉に佛陀の大傘下に帰れ――]]''' ['''[[SG31SBU-T|The Course of the Revitalized Buddhism Movement: Return Together beneath the Buddha’s Great Banner!]]''']. ''Shinkō Bukkyō no hata no moto ni'' 新興佛教の旗の下に (April 1931). Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 255–59. {{annotation|An early programmatic statement of Revitalized Buddhism calling on Buddhists to transcend inherited sectarian divisions and return collectively to the historical Buddha Śākyamuni.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1931). “Shinkō Bukkyō e no tenshin” '''[[SG31SBE|新興佛教への転身]]''' ['''[[SG31SBE-T|Conversion to Revitalized Buddhism]]''']. Serialized in ''Shinkō Bukkyō no hata no moto ni'' 新興佛教の旗の下に, beginning April 1931. Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 260–301. {{annotation|Seno'o's extended account of his turn toward Revitalized Buddhism, rejecting established sectarian institutions and connecting Buddhist renewal with criticism of the capitalist economic order.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1931). “Hanshūkyō undō hihan” '''[[SG31HSU|反宗教運動批判]]''' ['''[[SG31HST-T|A Critique of the Anti-Religious Movement]]''']. ''Shinkō Bukkyō no hata no moto ni'' 新興佛教の旗の下に (August 1931). Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 302–15. {{annotation|A response to contemporary anti-religious and Marxist critiques, distinguishing established religion from a this-worldly and socially engaged Buddhism while taking seriously materialist criticism of religious institutions.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1932). “Bukkyōgaku no saihihan” 仏教学の再批判 [A Re-Critique of Buddhist Studies]. Serialized in ''Shinkō Bukkyō'' 新興仏教, January–September 1932. {{annotation|A sustained reconsideration of Buddhist thought that was subsequently revised and expanded into Seno'o's major theoretical work, ''Shakai henkaku tojō no shinkō Bukkyō''.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1932). “Nōson no kyūhaku to nōson jiin no undō” '''[[SG32NNU|農村の窮迫と農村寺院の運動]]''' ['''[[SG32NNU-T|Rural Distress and Rural Temple Activism]]''']. ''Shinkō Bukkyō'' 新興仏教 (July 1932). Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 316–24. {{annotation|An analysis of rural poverty and the crisis confronting village temples, arguing that Buddhist institutions could not address rural suffering without confronting its underlying social and economic conditions.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1933). ''Shakai henkaku tojō no shinkō Bukkyō'' 社会変革途上の新興仏教 ['''[[SG33SHS-T|Revitalized Buddhism on the Road to Social Reform]]''']. Tokyo: Bukki-sha 仏旗社. Reprinted in ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集, 325–88. {{annotation|Seno'o's central theoretical work, bringing Buddhist thought into sustained engagement with Marxist social analysis and setting out six “demands of the modern age” that a revitalized Buddhism must confront.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1934). “Bukkyō to heiwa undō” '''[[SG34BHU|仏教と平和運動]]''' ['''[[SG34BHU-T|Buddhism and the Peace Movement]]''']. ''Kokumin Bukkyō Seiten'' 国民仏教聖典. {{annotation|An extended reflection presenting peace as a fundamental Buddhist commitment while confronting the relationship among social conflict, class struggle, and political violence.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1936). “Jinmin sensen to Bukkyōto” 人民戦線と仏教徒 [The Popular Front and Buddhists]. ''Kyōgaku Shinbun'' 教学新聞 (July 7, 1936). {{annotation|A late pre-arrest statement addressing the relationship between Buddhist commitment and the emerging Popular Front movement.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎 (1936). “Sekai heiwa no tettei e” 世界平和の徹底へ [Toward the Thorough Realization of World Peace]. ''Shinkō Bukkyō Shinbun'' 新興仏教新聞 (December 1936). {{annotation|A late statement of Seno'o's commitment to world peace, published in the final period of the Youth League's activity.}}

* Seno'o Tetsutarō 妹尾鉄太郎 and Inagaki Masami 稲垣真美, eds. (1974–75). ''Seno'o Girō nikki'' 妹尾義郎日記 [The Diary of Seno'o Girō]. 7 vols. Tokyo: Kokusho Kankōkai. {{annotation|Seno'o's personal diaries, covering more than five decades from 1909 to 1961 and providing the most important primary source for reconstructing his religious, political, and personal development. The diaries are especially valuable for tracing changes in his Nichiren Buddhist faith, his political radicalization and 1937 ''tenkō'', and his postwar return to socialist, peace, and Communist activism.}}

* Seno'o Girō 妹尾義郎. Inagaki Masami 稲垣真美, ed. (1975). ''Seno'o Girō shūkyō ronshū'' 妹尾義郎宗教論集 [Collected Religious Writings of Seno'o Girō]. Tokyo: Daizō Shuppan (Daizō Sensho 17). {{annotation|The principal posthumous collection of Seno'o's religious and political writings. It brings together his major published works from the pre-arrest period, although numerous shorter writings remain scattered across ''Wakōdō'', ''Shinkō Bukkyō'', the YLRB ''Geppō'', and other periodicals.}}