Outlines the ethical code of the samurai in a time when the martial skills of the warrior became redundant and his role was subsumed into governmental service.

Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

Business & Money

William Scott Wilson

Yamamoto, Tsunetomo

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

AVON.

The Hagakure: Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Warrior ethics have been studied in famous books and popular movies such as Shogun and The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise. The Hagakure was originally written in the early 1700s over a seven year period. Dictated by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to an assistant, the book was never meant to be published, but after Tsunetomo's death the assistant published it to honor his master. Inside this ancient text are all the deep and mysterious ways of the Samurai. Page after page of topics unfold, ranging from the best way to face death to not looking foolish in a rainstorm. The Hagakure is chock full of Zen-like wisdom and maxims, and presents a revealing look at history's greatest warrior society, Japan in the age of the Samurai. Many use The Hagakure today as a guidebook on ethics, while others are awestruck by this glimpse at the Samurai's way of thinking.

Politics & Social Sciences

D. E. Tarver

Philosophy

iUniverse

Everything about what it means to be a warrior can be found within the pages of this book, and it s just as relevant today as the day it was written. Words like sacrifice, integrity, and honor are more then just words to us; they are a mantra that sends shivers down our spines. It is this spirit of heart and calling that makes some rush to enlist during times of trouble while others burn draft cards and run for the border.

Writers Club Pr

Hagakure ("In the Shadow of Leaves") is a manual for the samurai class 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.

Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (English and Japanese Edition)

Kodansha USA Inc

The Art of War

Nitobé, Inazō

MIYAMOTO, Musashi

SUN, TZU

Yagyu Munenori

Sweet-Water Press

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 and listeners 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

Religion & Spirituality

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

Hagakure: The book of the samurai

Product Description Drawn from a collection of commentaries by the samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure contains insight and instruction into what it truly means to be a warrior. As relevant today as it was when written in the early 1700s, Hagakure covers many topics including loyalty, honor, and integrity. This brand new translation brings a new look into this practical and spiritual guide for warriors of all types. About the Author Though Yamamoto Tsunetomo never fought in battles or dueled other warriors, he spent thirty years as a trusted and devoted retainer of Nabeshima Mitsushige, ruler of the Saga Prefecture of Japan. Before Mitsushiges death, he forbade his followers from committing ritualized suicide. The bereft Tsunetomo became, instead, a Zen monk who lived in semi-seclusion until his death.

Cliff Road Books, Inc

The Art Of The Samurai

Shelter Harbor Press

Hagakure Illustrated (Chinese Bound Illustrated)

Amber_Books

The Samurai Series brings together three of the most important books dealing with the Samurai path and philosophy into one volume. It contains: 
 The Book of Five Rings, written by Miyamoto Musashi, a Samurai of legendary renown, about 1645 AD. It is a masterpiece of simple exposition written by a master swordsman, who, near the end of his spectacular life, tried earnestly to explain the essentials of individual combat and the essence of being a Samurai. His book is widely considered to a cornerstone of the philosophy of Bushido.
 Hagakure - The Way of the Samurai, which means: "Hidden by Leaves", composed from dialogs by the famous Samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, by a scribe, Tashiro Tsuramoto, about 1716 AD. It explains the major ideas and philosophy that are essential to the “way of the Samurai”, by which is meant the "way of dying". It contains numerous tales of various Samurai and their deeds which illustrate their philosophy and practice. 
 Bushido - The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe which was first published 1899. It is an extremely literate presentation by a Japanese intellectual who wished to present Japan and its fundamental philosophy in a way that could be understood by Westerners. It describes how the Shinto Religion and Buddhism are the underpinnings of the essentially militaristic view of honor and life that are inherent in Bushido, the Samurai code.

The Samurai Series: The Book of Five Rings, Bushido & Hagakure

History

Inazō, Nitobe

Military

El Paso Norte Press

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