The life-giving sword : secret teachings from the House of the Shogun : the classic text on Zen and the No-Sword by Musashi's great rival
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The life-giving sword : secret teachings from the House of the Shogun : the classic text on Zen and the No-Sword by Musashi's great rival
Kodansha International, 2003
1st ed
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兵法家伝書 : 英文版
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注記
Translated of: 兵法家伝書
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-165)
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This is a translation of an important classic on Zen swordfighting. Yagyu Munenori was so widely renowned that he was appointed official sword instructor to two Tokugawa shoguns. (The position was always coveted by Miyamoto Musashi, but he never succeeded in gaining the post). Yagyu's style is known as the Shinkage-ryu style, for centuries the official style of the Tokugawa dynasty. His spiritual mentor was Zen priest Takuan. Here, Yagyu's Buddhist spirituality is clearly reflected in his central idea of the "life-giving sword" - the notion of controlling an opponent by the spiritual readiness to fight, rather than during the fight. His mastery of restraint and diplomacy made him a trusted political and military advisor to the shoguns. This book is a look into a master swordsman's thoughts on nonattachment and even non-violence.
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