In eighteenth-century Japan, Tsunetomo Yamamoto created the Hagakure, a document that served as the basis for samurai warrior behavior. Its guiding principles greatly influenced the Japanese ruling class and shaped the underlying character of the Japanese psyche, from businessmen to soldiers. Bushido is the first English translation of this work. It provides a powerful message aimed at the mind and spirit of the samurai warrior. With Bushido, one can better put into perspective Japan’s historical path.

Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics)

Tsunetomo, Yamamoto

Arts & Photography

Square One

This guidebook aims to be an inspiration for students of martial arts, or anyone interested in achieving an understanding of life.

Hagakure

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

KODANSHA INTERNAT, US

Although it stands to reason that a samurai should be mindful of the Way of the Samurai, it would seem that we are all negligent. Consequently, if someone were to ask, "What is the true meaning of the Way of the Samurai?" the person who would be able to answer promptly is rare. This is because it has not been established in one's mind beforehand. From this, one's unmindfulness of the Way can be known.

Hagakure: Selections (The Way Of The Samurai)

Kessinger Pub

Hagakure: Selections: Or, the Way of the Samurai

Read How You Want

Hagakure ("In the Shadow of Leaves"') is a manual for the samurai classes consisting of a series of short anecdotes and reflections that give both insight and instruction--in the philosophy and code of behavior that foster the true spirit of Bushido--the Way of the Warrior. It is not a book of philosophy as most would understand the word: it is a collection of thoughts and sayings recorded over a period of seven years, and as such covers a wide variety of subjects, often in no particular sequence. The work represents an attitude far removed from our modern pragmatism and materialism, and posesses an intuitive rather than rational appeal in its assertion that Bushido is a Way of Dying, and that only a samurai retainer prepared and willing to die at any moment can be totally true to his lord. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Hizen fief to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought and came to influence many subsequent generations, including Yukio Mishima. (Text refers to a previous edition)

Hagakure: Book of the Samurai

History

Military

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Hagakure - Book of the Samurai: Hagakure Kikigaki

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

Fumio Manaka the founder of Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan has spent half a century teaching the old martial arts of Japan. In this book he has selected twenty-four of the most influential sections of Yamamoto Tsunetomo's 1343 chapter work the Hagakure (meaning In the Shadow of Leaves.) Manaka Sensei then contextualizes the selections with regards to how these concepts can be utilized while training traditional Japanese martial arts as well as how they are relevant for daily life. Originally a series of articles in a newsletter for Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan practitioners now available to anyone interested in Manaka Sensei's insights into Koryu Budo. The book contains the 24 chapters in English and Japanese.

Hagakure: Selected Chapters

Manaka, Fumio

Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Duncan Baird Publishers

Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of texts written by an eighteenth-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. It is a window into the samurai mind, illuminating the concept of bushido (the Way of the Warrior), which dictated how samurai were expected to behave, conduct themselves, live, and die. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Nabeshima clan to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought. The original Hagakure consists of over 1,300 short texts that Tsunetomo dictated to a younger samurai over a seven-year period. William Scott Wilson has selected and translated here three hundred of the most representative of those texts to create an accessible distillation of this guide for samurai. No other translator has so thoroughly and eruditely rendered this text into English. For this edition, Wilson has added a new introduction that casts Hagakure in a different light than ever before. Tsunetomo refers to bushido as “the Way of death,” a description that has held a morbid fascination for readers over the years. But in Tsunetomo’s time, bushido was a nuanced concept that related heavily to the Zen concept of muga, the “death” of the ego. Wilson’s revised introduction gives the historical and philosophical background for that more metaphorical reading of Hagakure, and through this lens, the classic takes on a fresh and nuanced appeal.

Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

Exercise & Fitness

Shambhala

A collection of philosophy notes written by Yamamoto Tsunetomo that offer both instruction and insight to the Way of the Samurai. The philosophy of Hagakure is typical of the unique blend of Zen and Confucianism that was prevalent during Edo Era (1600-1868) Japan.

Hagakure: Selections (The Way of the Samurai)

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

NuVision Publications, LLC

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