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Download or read online books in PDF. Modern translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu. Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules. Explore the most basic seven virtues of the Samurai and change your life. Welcome to the online home of The Bushido Code and The Way of the Warrior. Bushido ethics Bushido expanded and formalized the earlier code of the samurai, and stressed frugality, loyalty, mastery of martial arts, and honor to the death.
self sacrifice. honor to the death Under this code, if a samurai warrior failed to uphold his honor he could regain it by performing (ritual suicide). The samurai warrior code is an internally-consistent ethical code, grounded in the spiritual approach of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. In its purest form, it demands of its practitioners that they look effectively backward at the present from the moment of their own death, as if they were already, in effect, dead.
The Samurai warrior training consisted mostly of these martial arts weapons:. The Katana - A curved single edged sword. The Yumi - A long bow and bamboo arrows.
The Yari - A long thin spear The Bushido of the Samurai was also a spiritual basis for those who committed kamikaze attacks during World War II. For this reason many of the martial arts that are rooted in Japanese Bushido were banned by the occupying Americans during the post-war occupation. Bushido is still practiced today (in modified forms) and in many of today's modern martial arts.
The most common forms of bushido martial arts, still practiced in Japan today, are. Gi - Rectitude. Yu - Courage. Jin - Benevolence. Rei - Respect.
Makoto - Honesty. Meiyo - Honor. Chugi - Loyalty S umming up the Samurai Bushido Code Samurai Bushido can be summed up in four main principles of a strict military code of honor and devotion:.
Frugality - Living simply no matter of your wealth nor stature in life. Loyalty - Devotion and obedience to your lord. Martial Mastery - Learning to fight with weapons and without. Honor to the Death - A dishonored warrior's only redemption was seppuku The short Bushido history video below, displays how these four principles were incorporated into the samurai's way of life.
Learn the ways of the Japanese Bushido Code with this very readable, modern translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu. Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese Way of the Warrior. Bushido has played a significant role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, an Learn the ways of the Japanese Bushido Code with this very readable, modern translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu. Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese Way of the Warrior.
Bushido has played a significant role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in developing modern Japanese martial arts within Japan and internationally. The Japanese original of this book, Bushido Shoshinshu, ( Bushido for Beginners), has been one of the primary sources on the tenets of Bushido, a way of thought that remains fascinating and relevant to the modern world, East and West. This handbook, written after five hundred years of military rule in Japan, was composed to provide practical and moral instruction for warriors, correcting wayward tendencies and outlining the personal, social, and professional standards of conduct characteristic of Bushido, the Japanese chivalric tradition. With a bright, conversational narrative by Thomas Clear,y and powerfully evocative line drawings by master illustrator Oscar Ratti, this book is indispensable to corporate executives, students of Asian Culture, martial artists, or anyone sincerely interested in Japan and its people. While the content of this book is the same as 'Budo Shoshinshu' I recommended above and I prefer the other translation, this one was the first book I ran into and got me very interested to use it as the primary focus for my dissertation. I agree with the official web site of Columbia University's Bushido Page that did a review on all three translation of the same book, Budo Shoshinshu, that the version by William Scott Wilson is perhaps the most comprehensive.
1) Wilson's version comes with While the content of this book is the same as 'Budo Shoshinshu' I recommended above and I prefer the other translation, this one was the first book I ran into and got me very interested to use it as the primary focus for my dissertation. I agree with the official web site of Columbia University's Bushido Page that did a review on all three translation of the same book, Budo Shoshinshu, that the version by William Scott Wilson is perhaps the most comprehensive. 1) Wilson's version comes with complete introduction that reflects intensive research 2) Wilson's translation is more complete since it contains the details like the ending poem, etc., which this one omits and actually I personally believes it holds the key, and; 3) this translation 'promises' that you will understand the Japanese after you read it. Well, it over-simplifies things. Wilson is more practical and realistic. More Japanese, even. He invites us to 'think' and contemplate along as we read.
However, you will likely find this version by Thomas Cleary on sales everywhere more than Wilson's at bookstores near you because it's a more recent translation than Wilson's. Therefore, if you're going to spend money on only.one. version of the book, don't get this one! Get Wilson's instead! Trust me, I'm doing a dissertation on.this. book!:-).
The Code of the Samurai is an example of one of the staples of literature since ancient times: the self-help/how-to guide. Sure, we like to think of that as a modern phenomena, but most literate societies have produced a book that tells you how to live, and feudal Japan was no different. This particular example is aimed at the young samurai, and attempts to instill in its reader good habits by first offering up advice on the mindset that is required of the samurai, then offering up examples of h The Code of the Samurai is an example of one of the staples of literature since ancient times: the self-help/how-to guide. Sure, we like to think of that as a modern phenomena, but most literate societies have produced a book that tells you how to live, and feudal Japan was no different. This particular example is aimed at the young samurai, and attempts to instill in its reader good habits by first offering up advice on the mindset that is required of the samurai, then offering up examples of how not following the author's advice can end badly. Everything from family relations to day-to-day activities are covered, albeit briefly, as the book is a slim 98 pages long.
The translator, Thomas F. Cleary, does not seem to have abridged the text, but he definitely gives it a modern slant, which can be seen as a good or bad thing depending on your aim in reading the book. As I read it out of curiosity, but as I was more interested in it from a historical perspective than a 'personal development' one, I would have preferred a less modernized translation. Still, it's a quick, occasionally thought provoking read, both on a personal and historical level (I especially enjoyed seeing that, once again, that our ancestors were always better than us) that's worth a look if you're at all interested in samurai, Japanese martial arts, or Japanese history.
The Code of the Samurai translated by Thomas Cleary summarized is a book that ancient samurais lived. Today it is used by executives, military leaders, and politicians to them to success. It discusses moral duty, honor to your family and bosses, leadership, and daily life.As being over 400 years old it has some outdated terms but never outdated ideas. In the first chapter of the book it explains how to keep death always in mind. To me, this seemed preposterous because you would worry yourself The Code of the Samurai translated by Thomas Cleary summarized is a book that ancient samurais lived. Today it is used by executives, military leaders, and politicians to them to success. It discusses moral duty, honor to your family and bosses, leadership, and daily life.As being over 400 years old it has some outdated terms but never outdated ideas.
In the first chapter of the book it explains how to keep death always in mind. To me, this seemed preposterous because you would worry yourself to death. However it states if you always keep death in mind you do not waste away your life, your money, or you objectives in life.
You won't worry whats going to happen next, therefore living in the current time. Another chapter in the book that is explained quite specifically is how to act. It quotes 'Always on the battlefield.' , meaning you should act the way you do on the battlefield as you would in a public market, or conversing with your friends or family. Therefore it says to do this so you do not create a hypocritical image of yourself.
Although it is 400 years old the laws and regulations and teachings in this book are still used today. This book can clearly be used to teach and inform new or potential leaders to create a division between personal and work life. Also to shape modern government and base their teachings off highly moralized life. A brilliant script for living and breathing the art of the bushido through the tenets of the samurai way of life. Each element within this book can be translated into all walks of life at home,work,business and play, it provides practical explanations for why the samurai did what they did when they did it and how this transcended into their practice of not just the physical but the psychological rationale for setting into place a course of action. A wonderful easy to read book that really does o A brilliant script for living and breathing the art of the bushido through the tenets of the samurai way of life.
Each element within this book can be translated into all walks of life at home,work,business and play, it provides practical explanations for why the samurai did what they did when they did it and how this transcended into their practice of not just the physical but the psychological rationale for setting into place a course of action. A wonderful easy to read book that really does outline the code and ethics of the samurai, a must have for the modern day thought provoking martial artist and a definite good read for business managers and the general public as it outlines straight forward morals for taking ownership of our own responsibilities to our family, acquaintances, friends, colleagues and business relationships. Interesting and fairly short treatise on the expected behaviour for Samurai in 16th century Japan. I managed to read it in an afternoon (well, the English translation - my Japanese is very rusty so I didn't take much more than a casual glance at the original Japanese).
The author by this time I believe was fairly elderly, which shows through in classic grumbling about young people these days. Same story, different setting. There was no life-changing philosophy here - I learned that Samurai should Interesting and fairly short treatise on the expected behaviour for Samurai in 16th century Japan.
I managed to read it in an afternoon (well, the English translation - my Japanese is very rusty so I didn't take much more than a casual glance at the original Japanese). The author by this time I believe was fairly elderly, which shows through in classic grumbling about young people these days. Same story, different setting. There was no life-changing philosophy here - I learned that Samurai shouldn't beat their wives, shouldn't make their masters look bad, and should spend their free time productively rather than wining and womanising. I suppose if anything this humanises the oft-mythologised Samurai warrior. What a splendid read! Offers a very interesting peep into the lives of 17th century Japanese warriors and the society and cultural norms in general, which is helpful in understanding modern Japan as well.
Awesome chapters like 'Dying Honourably', 'Horsemanship' and 'Modesty' are peppered with age-old wisdom, such as: - There are two ways to be interested in horses: good and bad - White jackets and officials are best when new - When there is a villain in your overlord's house, get rid of the vill What a splendid read! Offers a very interesting peep into the lives of 17th century Japanese warriors and the society and cultural norms in general, which is helpful in understanding modern Japan as well. Awesome chapters like 'Dying Honourably', 'Horsemanship' and 'Modesty' are peppered with age-old wisdom, such as: - There are two ways to be interested in horses: good and bad - White jackets and officials are best when new - When there is a villain in your overlord's house, get rid of the villain, then immediately disembowel yourself.and a hundred others. It was an interesting read about the samurai code. Warriors are to keep death in mind at all times, every day and every night from morning of New Year's Day through the night of New Year's Eve. And why would that be It helps us to realize that life here today is not certain on the morrow. This helps us to have a greater sens of our duties.
It will help us to be more loyal to our work and our parents. It will help us be mindful of our eating habits therefore having health. You become less desirou It was an interesting read about the samurai code.
Warriors are to keep death in mind at all times, every day and every night from morning of New Year's Day through the night of New Year's Eve. And why would that be It helps us to realize that life here today is not certain on the morrow. This helps us to have a greater sens of our duties.
It will help us to be more loyal to our work and our parents. It will help us be mindful of our eating habits therefore having health. You become less desirous of things because you know this life is temporary. Interesting and somewhat true. One who is supposed to be a warrior considers it his foremost concern to keep death in mind at all times, every day and every night, from the morning of New Year’s Day through the night of New Year’s Eve.
As long as you keep death in mind at all times, and realize that the life that is here today is not certain on the morrow, for a knight, life is here today, uncertain tomorrow. Therefore he realizes everyday that he has this one day to serve, so he does not become bored or neglect any of his dut One who is supposed to be a warrior considers it his foremost concern to keep death in mind at all times, every day and every night, from the morning of New Year’s Day through the night of New Year’s Eve. As long as you keep death in mind at all times, and realize that the life that is here today is not certain on the morrow, for a knight, life is here today, uncertain tomorrow. Therefore he realizes everyday that he has this one day to serve, so he does not become bored or neglect any of his duties. Then when you take your orders from your employer, and when you look in on your parents, you will have the sense that this may be the last time-so you cannot fail to become truly attentive to your employer and your parents. This is why I say you also fulfill the paths of loyalty and familial duty when you keep death in mind.
In contrast to this, when you think you will be on the job forever, then trouble starts. You get bored, so you become inattentive and lazy. If people comfort their minds with the assumption that they will live a long time, something might happen, because they think they will have forever to do their work and look after their parents-they may fail to perform for their employers and also treat their parents thoughtlessly.
Since no one takes personal responsibility for taking care of them, tasks pile up and there is nothing but snafus. These are all mistakes that come from counting on having time in the future. The process of cultivating the practice of doing right begins with fear of being disrespected by those close to you, starting with your family and servants, then advances to refraining from doing wrong and deliberately doing right for fear of incurring the shame of being censured and ridiculed by society at large.
Anywhere forbidden by the regulations of his employment, or disliked by his parents, he will avoid going even if he wants to. He will give up even those things that are hard to give up, just to avoid displeasing his employer and parents. While it goes without saying that an attitude of hardness and strength is considered foremost in the way of the warrior, if strength is all you have you will seem like a peasant turned samurai, and that will never do. You should acquire education as a matter of course, and it is desirable to learn things such as poetry and the tea ceremony, little by little, in your spare time. If you have no education, there is no way for you to understand the reasons of things past or present. Then no matter how smart or cunning you may be, in actual practice dealing with events you will run into many obstacles. Shigesuke's Code of the Samurai is not a book that I would have sought out an opportunity to read, but fortuitously that opportunity arose and read it I did-and boy am I glad!
Basically Shigesuke was writing in a time period when he felt the Samurai code of ethics had already been eroded and corrupted, thus the need to articulate that code clearly and write it down for future generations. Excellence, virtue, and discrimination are all heavily emphasized in the Code, and today in the West the Cod Shigesuke's Code of the Samurai is not a book that I would have sought out an opportunity to read, but fortuitously that opportunity arose and read it I did-and boy am I glad!
Basically Shigesuke was writing in a time period when he felt the Samurai code of ethics had already been eroded and corrupted, thus the need to articulate that code clearly and write it down for future generations. Excellence, virtue, and discrimination are all heavily emphasized in the Code, and today in the West the Code is referred to as a manual for entering into and succeeding at business negotiations of all kinds. The book is small, divided into three parts that are each composed of short (1-2 page) chapters. The more foreign aspects of the book are perhaps jarring at first-the unwavering loyalty to the overlord for instance rubs many the wrong way-but taken in a broader context these aspects point to a tension that the book, and the Samurai themselves probably were quite aware of: excellence in a given field or art requires submission. In the Samurais' case, their excellence as a Warrior class and the privilege that came hand in hand with that excellence was in no small part predicated on the ability to submit to an ideal higher than themselves and in their case that ideal was represented by the Overlord. What the appropriate way of submitting and of refusing to submit are is not really discussed in the book, but the relationship between excellence and submission is posed and it gets the reader thinking about that relationship and how it is expressed across time and cultures.
Another informative and surprising aspect of the book is the relationship between culture, fine arts, and aesthetic discrimination and martial virtues. Typically I think that when we think about soldiers and the military we see those groups as being as far apart from high culture and fine art as you can get.
I come from a military family so I know first hand that this is not always the case, but I was intrigued to see that Shigesuke goes out of his way to infuse the Code with advice for the Samurai to take great pains to educate himself in the ways of Japanese culture, from being able to participate in a Tea Ceremony in the appropriate manner, to learning pieces of poetry and music. At the end of the day, Shigesuke's Samurai is a well-rounded warrior whose emphasis on excellence has in a way negated his sense of self. I do not know if this makes one a better warrior or not, but I suspect that Shigesuke would go a step further and say that it actually might make you a better person. It's January 4th and I just finished reading Budoshoshinshu. The reason for reading this was twofold - first, having an interest in Asian art (currently focusing on Japan), I thought it would enhance my education.
Also, while in that introspective state of mind that reflects on the previous year and plans the upcoming one, I figured reading a book containing principles on how to be a better warrior might provide inspiration and applicable guidelines on my own truth-seeking path. Daidoji Yuzan, a It's January 4th and I just finished reading Budoshoshinshu. The reason for reading this was twofold - first, having an interest in Asian art (currently focusing on Japan), I thought it would enhance my education. Also, while in that introspective state of mind that reflects on the previous year and plans the upcoming one, I figured reading a book containing principles on how to be a better warrior might provide inspiration and applicable guidelines on my own truth-seeking path. Daidoji Yuzan, a seasoned warrior and author of this book in the 18C, received his military training by two of the greatest tacticians who had lived through bloodier periods in Japanese history (though during his life, Japan was experiencing a period of peace). At 92 years old he wrote this manual for students who were training to be warriors in this paradoxical peaceful period.
William Scott Wilson's translation is fantastic. I should mention, I also read Thomas Cleary's 'Code of the Samurai' which is another modern translation. While both were good, I found the former was far superior and went into more detail - where Cleary's was more general and thematically divided. Wilson's translation is the third book in his samurai trilogy. The first two being: 'Hagakure' and 'Ideals of the Samurai' - neither of which I've read. Like Machiavelli's 'Prince' or Lao Tzu's 'Art of War', this book is a must read for the strategist or tactician.
Actually, anyone with a heartbeat will find some truth in this book to apply to their life and make them a better person. This book is a translation of a manual for proper conduct according to the Taira clan in pre-Tokagawa or early Tokagawa era Japan (I forget exactly when). The translation is a bit tedious with the use of 'knight' as opposed to 'warrior' or bushi or better yet samurai, but otherwise it seems to be a faithful and straightforward translation.
It is divided into three parts, each focusing on a major aspect of samurai lifestyle. The text focuses on practical matters of samurai living, such as choosin This book is a translation of a manual for proper conduct according to the Taira clan in pre-Tokagawa or early Tokagawa era Japan (I forget exactly when). The translation is a bit tedious with the use of 'knight' as opposed to 'warrior' or bushi or better yet samurai, but otherwise it seems to be a faithful and straightforward translation. It is divided into three parts, each focusing on a major aspect of samurai lifestyle. The text focuses on practical matters of samurai living, such as choosing a good horse, relations with family matters, recognizing worthy friends, daily concerns, etc.
This give a good sense of the samurai's daily concerns and priorities and a sense of that lifestyle; this book would not work well to apply to modern living, except perhaps by capturing the essence and the 'feel' of the samurai lifestyle (and even that is a stretch). If you're looking for Hagakure, this book will likely disappoint.
However, if you take if for what it is, this book stands on its own. A fairly quick and easy read, not so deep when compared with Hagakure or Wilson's Ideals of the Samurai but more readily accessible. Good if you're interested in Japanese culture, military culture, or the samurai.
Advice on being a proper warrior. It wasn't written in a time of strife, as, indeed, the author makes explicit, pointing out that time was when warriors had to go to war at sixteen and so trained earlier and so were illiterate, but that's no excuse nowadays. You should never bellow at your wife like some commoner, and you should never hit her because she can't hit you back. People treat all their nephews the same, whether their older brother's sons or their younger's, or even their sister's. The he Advice on being a proper warrior.
It wasn't written in a time of strife, as, indeed, the author makes explicit, pointing out that time was when warriors had to go to war at sixteen and so trained earlier and so were illiterate, but that's no excuse nowadays. You should never bellow at your wife like some commoner, and you should never hit her because she can't hit you back. People treat all their nephews the same, whether their older brother's sons or their younger's, or even their sister's. The heir to your older brother will be the head of household and should be treated accordingly; his younger brothers can be treated as you treat your younger brother's sons. As for your sister's reserve is required because they are in a different family.
Similarly, if your daughter is widowed, and her son is now the head of household, most of the decisions should be left to his paternal kin - though it's proper to look after them if they are impoverished. Learn to ride well, particularly if you are poor. That way, you can buy good horses cheap if they are unruly or rambunctious. Importance of being on time when you assume guard duty. And many other interesting tidbits. I was given this book by a former neighbor to whom I bowed to when I first met. He strongly suggested I read this, so upon finishing it, I was grateful he introduced this book to me.
Not only is it full of ways to improve one's discipline, it helps shine a light on things that one can achieve or change their way of doing as long as they practice putting forth effort, patience, and focus. Code of the Samurai encourages a way of looking at the world around us, and is also very applicable to today' I was given this book by a former neighbor to whom I bowed to when I first met. He strongly suggested I read this, so upon finishing it, I was grateful he introduced this book to me.
Not only is it full of ways to improve one's discipline, it helps shine a light on things that one can achieve or change their way of doing as long as they practice putting forth effort, patience, and focus. Code of the Samurai encourages a way of looking at the world around us, and is also very applicable to today's society, especially in a world and time where virtue and honor is a dying flame. I am constantly doing my best to better myself, and with this book I have gained a better understanding of the strict code of honor that the samurai class has been known for. The values stressed about being a warrior both in peacetime and war, the responsibilities of rank, and one's loyalty and duty to a leader are grasped better as a Soldier, but they can be adapted to other forms of employment as well, like a career in a favored field. This book has quite changed the way I see life. The punchline, pressed at the hardcover clearly shows what to expect and what to take into account: 'One who is samurai must have in mind by day or by night.
The fact that he has to die'. I simply fell at the book's feet. The book has a good, thorough and accurate translation, with easygoing maximae and a plain language, making this book accesible to a foreigner. The book is divider into three chapters: the first one gives the whole idea of the ph This book has quite changed the way I see life.
The punchline, pressed at the hardcover clearly shows what to expect and what to take into account: 'One who is samurai must have in mind by day or by night. The fact that he has to die'. I simply fell at the book's feet. The book has a good, thorough and accurate translation, with easygoing maximae and a plain language, making this book accesible to a foreigner. The book is divider into three chapters: the first one gives the whole idea of the philosophy and way of thinking of a samurai. The second one is more about relationships with others and the last one is the defference and duty one has for his lord or master. Feminists are not encouraged to read this book, because of the men-centered culture feudal Japan was driven.
Nothing personal against them. Once this hurdle is tackled, reader will deeply enjoy the personality and the sight Japanese have. This book can change your life, if you let its teachings be absorbed by you. In this translated by Thomas Cleary the reader is given an intense insight into the life of a Samurai. It is basically a condensed version of rules a samurai is intended to their life.
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In it you find material on how a samurai is to live his everyday life to how he should act and portray himself in war. Each section a short and brief overview such as one labeled Borrowing Authority and Stealing Authority. In this section it is discussed the appropriate times when a samurai should refer to his In this translated by Thomas Cleary the reader is given an intense insight into the life of a Samurai. It is basically a condensed version of rules a samurai is intended to their life. In it you find material on how a samurai is to live his everyday life to how he should act and portray himself in war. Each section a short and brief overview such as one labeled Borrowing Authority and Stealing Authority. In this section it is discussed the appropriate times when a samurai should refer to his overlord in order to fulfill a task.
This reading is an excellent example of research material. This was exactly why I read it I needed to understand better the premise of a samurai's mindset and the daily rules by which they lived. I am using this reading in a story as a guide for one my characters his actions and codes are as those that the samurai would live by and this books helps me to create a path that runs parallel. Given that Bushido is the code of conduct that Kokondo-ka follow, this modern translation of Bushido (Taira Shigesuke) was most instructive for me. Bushido, or the way of warrior, embodies seven principles: Benevolence, Courage, Justice, Honor, Loyalty, Politeness and Veracity. What I appreciate most about this work is the expansion of discussion around these principles to include practical every day applications for example, the admonitions around laziness are very sound: 'When you think you Given that Bushido is the code of conduct that Kokondo-ka follow, this modern translation of Bushido (Taira Shigesuke) was most instructive for me.
Bushido, or the way of warrior, embodies seven principles: Benevolence, Courage, Justice, Honor, Loyalty, Politeness and Veracity. What I appreciate most about this work is the expansion of discussion around these principles to include practical every day applications for example, the admonitions around laziness are very sound: 'When you think you will be on the job forever, then trouble starts. You get bored, you become inattentive and lazy. You begin neglecting even urgent matters, to say nothing of less pressing affairs, putting them off to the next day or claiming that they've already been arranged, or fobbing them off on colleagues or flunkies. These are all mistakes that come from counting on having time in the future. You should be most wary of this.' 'One who is supposed to be a warrior considers it his foremost concern to keep death in mind at all times, every day and every night, from the morning of New Year's Day through the night of New Year's Eve.'
(3) 'So when it comes to doing right and being courageous, there is nothing to go on but a sense of shame.' (23) 'For those who died ignominiously and those who died gloriously, the pain when they handed their heads to the enemy was no different. Realizing this, the true attitude of a warrior i 'One who is supposed to be a warrior considers it his foremost concern to keep death in mind at all times, every day and every night, from the morning of New Year's Day through the night of New Year's Eve.' (3) 'So when it comes to doing right and being courageous, there is nothing to go on but a sense of shame.' (23) 'For those who died ignominiously and those who died gloriously, the pain when they handed their heads to the enemy was no different.
Realizing this, the true attitude of a warrior is to determine that if you are going to give up your life anyway, you may as well die heroically, startling enemies and allies alike, regretted by employers and commanders, an honor to your posterity for all time.' (56) 'trouble arises from below' (97). Another excellent work from leading author of eastern philos: Thomas Cleary (and Scott William Wilson) appear to be the leading lights in any writing on eastern philosophy/religion; particularly here dealing with the Bushido code of the Samurai as Way of Life. Readers will also find Thomas Cleary's translations of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War' (Shambhala) the best translation and also should consider all the Shambhala publications as best translations of sought after Eastern strategic classics, includi another excellent work from leading author of eastern philos: Thomas Cleary (and Scott William Wilson) appear to be the leading lights in any writing on eastern philosophy/religion; particularly here dealing with the Bushido code of the Samurai as Way of Life. Readers will also find Thomas Cleary's translations of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War' (Shambhala) the best translation and also should consider all the Shambhala publications as best translations of sought after Eastern strategic classics, including 'The Book of Five Rings' and Cleary's 'Japanese Art of War' for overview on strategic writings in a more generalised form.
A highly-moving example of excellence in self-discipline and personal honor. I felt while reading it as though I belonged in that era, and also a sense of shame at straying from certain principles I knew were right, even by slight margins, during years of experimenting with various ways of life as a young adult. It was a pleasure to know that there were men in long ago times living out their ethos with every ounce of strength to their dying breath; I found this work to be redemptive toward my vi A highly-moving example of excellence in self-discipline and personal honor.
I felt while reading it as though I belonged in that era, and also a sense of shame at straying from certain principles I knew were right, even by slight margins, during years of experimenting with various ways of life as a young adult. It was a pleasure to know that there were men in long ago times living out their ethos with every ounce of strength to their dying breath; I found this work to be redemptive toward my view of humanity. An old man, remembering a time of civil war and despairing of younger generations falling into indolence and greed during an era of peace and prosperity, extols the virtues of a knightly ethos to an administrative caste who had once been primarily warriors. Bushido for Beginners is an interesting look into turn-of-the-18th century Japan as well as a document worthy of study for the modern warrior.
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The translation had a modern feel to it that I have some reservations about, but I would like to rea An old man, remembering a time of civil war and despairing of younger generations falling into indolence and greed during an era of peace and prosperity, extols the virtues of a knightly ethos to an administrative caste who had once been primarily warriors. Bushido for Beginners is an interesting look into turn-of-the-18th century Japan as well as a document worthy of study for the modern warrior. The translation had a modern feel to it that I have some reservations about, but I would like to read other versions to compare them. Well, what can I say, I.have. to read this book because I'm writing my dissertation on it! Let's just say briefly that I'm mentally connected with the writer. He felt like a kind old grandpa to me.
Well, he wrote it when he was 92 which was twice the age of the life expectancy of men during Tokugawa Japan. Moreover, after I took calligraphy class, I knew how hard it is to rub the ink stick to get the ink just right and painstakingly write the.whole. book with a brush, one Kanji character at a Well, what can I say, I.have. to read this book because I'm writing my dissertation on it! Let's just say briefly that I'm mentally connected with the writer. He felt like a kind old grandpa to me.
Well, he wrote it when he was 92 which was twice the age of the life expectancy of men during Tokugawa Japan. Moreover, after I took calligraphy class, I knew how hard it is to rub the ink stick to get the ink just right and painstakingly write the.whole.
book with a brush, one Kanji character at a time! My recommendation to future readers is: 'read between the lines.'