SGI Soka Gakkai International

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

Soka Gakkai, 1999

Nichiren wrote extensively during his lifetime. Some of his works are treatises on Buddhist doctrine while others are letters of encouragement to his disciples. This volume contains the English translations of 172 of his writings. Background explanations, several appendices and an exhaustive glossary are also provided as support material.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume II

Soka Gakkai, 2006

English translations of the remaining writings of Nichiren. Together with the earlier volume, a total of 406 of his letters and treatises are now available in English. This book also contains several appendices and a full glossary.

The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism

Soka Gakkai, 2002

A dictionary of Buddhist terms, principles, historical events, traditions, scriptures and commentaries, as well as geographical and biographical references that appear in Nichiren's writings.

The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings ("Ongi Kuden")

Translated by Burton Watson

Soka Gakkai, 2004

English translation of "Ongi Kuden," records of Nichiren's lectures on the Lotus Sutra that were compiled and put into order by Nichiren's close disciple and successor, Nikko.

The Lotus Sutra

Translated by Burton Watson

Columbia University Press, 1993

A complete translation of the Lotus Sutra, one of the major scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon. Parts of the 2nd and 16th chapters of the sutra form the basis of SGI members' daily practice.

The Buddhist Concept of the Human Being: From the Viewpoint of the Philosophy of the Soka Gakkai

by Dr. Mikio Matsuoka, Researcher, Institute of Oriental Philosophy; Head of Doctrinal Studies, Association of Reformist Priests

Explores the relationship between early Buddhism and Soka Gakkai's philosophy and view of the human being in the context of contemporary thought.

Japanese Buddhism and the American Renaissance

by the late Dr. David L. Norton, Professor of philosophy at the University of Delaware in Newark, USA

Examines correlations between the philosophy of the American Renaissance, as represented by the writings of Emerson and Thoreau, and the doctrines of Japanese Buddhism, as practiced by Soka Gakkai.

From Inner Peace to World Peace: A Buddhist Perspective

by Yoichi Kawada, Director, Institute of Oriental Philosophy

Published in World Order for a New Millennium, Edited by A. Walter Dorn, St. Martin's Press, 1999

Mahayana Buddhist Contributions to the Issue of Human Rights

by Toru Shiotsu, Professor in Constitutional Law at Soka University in Tokyo, Japan

Published in Annals of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vol.31, NR.XI, MMI, Georg Olms Verlag, 2001