New Buddhist Youth Alliance - New Buddhist Youth Alliance

Japanese: 新興仏教青年同盟 - しんこうぶっきょうせいねんどうめい

A Buddhist group formed with the aim of reforming existing Buddhist sects and transforming capitalist society, and engaged in anti-fascist activities during the war. In 1919, Yoshiro Seno, who founded the Greater Japan Nichirenista Youth Association and launched a humanitarian social movement, organized the New Buddhist Youth League (Buddhist Youth League) from within the Youth Association with his comrades in April 1931. Amid the impoverishment of the masses during the depression and the growing social unrest caused by the start of the war of aggression, the Buddhist Youth League criticized the corruption of existing religious organizations, exerting a fresh influence on Buddhists across sects.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

既成仏教宗団の革新と資本主義社会の変革を目ざして結成され，戦時下に反ファッショ運動を行った仏教徒団体。1919年，大日本日蓮主義青年団を結成して人道主義的社会運動をおこした妹尾義郎（せのおぎろう）は，31年4月同志とともに青年団のなかから新興仏教青年同盟(仏青)を組織した。仏青は恐慌下の大衆の窮乏化，侵略戦争開始による社会不安増大のなかで既成宗団の腐敗を批判し，宗派を超えて仏教者に新鮮な影響をあたえた。

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