Editing Nichiren (section)

=== Problematic writings ===
There is a lively scholarly debate as to the authenticity of many writings attributed to Nichiren. Such disputed works include the ''Sandai hihō honjōji'' and the ''[[Ongi kuden|Ongi Kuden]]''.<ref name=":0" /> Some Japanese scholars initially questioned whether any work which contained [[Original enlightenment|hongaku]] thought could be Nichiren's. These include important writings sent to the Tendai monk Sairen-bo which also show some stylistic differences to other writings by Nichiren.<ref name="Sueki1999" /> More recent scholarship by authors like Jacqueline Stone have argued that this single criterion is not enough for rejecting a work's authenticity.<ref name="Sueki1999" /> Thus, according to Sueki, the authenticity of the ''Risshōkan jō'' (Treatise on right contemplation) is highly probable.<ref name="Sueki1999" /> In 1997, Ito Zuiei used computer analysis to study the ''Sandai hihō honjōji'' and argued that it is possibly authentic. Thus, the scholarship on Nichiren's "problematic" works is still up for debate and continues to change.<ref name="Sueki1999" />