Samurai Wisdom: Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture - Five Classic Texts on Bushido

Author:   Thomas Cleary
Publisher:   Tuttle Publishing
ISBN:  

9780804840088


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   10 April 2009
Format:   Hardback
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One of the best known translators of the wisdom of Asia, Thomas Cleary now adds a new book to his samurai canon with Samurai Wisdom, new translations of five classic works on bushido. His previous works, Code of the Samurai and Soul of the Samurai, focused on the practical aspects and the more spiritual, Zen side of the samurai, respectively. Samurai Wisdom, authored by the scholar Yamaga Soko or his disciples, provides the core ideals and lessons that taught the samurai how to lead a proper life under the martial philosophy of bushido.

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Author:   Thomas Cleary
Publisher:   Tuttle Publishing
Imprint:   Tuttle Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 13.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780804840088


ISBN 10:   0804840083
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   10 April 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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[A] refreshing look at the life of the samurai, his history, his way of thinking, the reason & benefits for living the way they did & a deep insight into their minds. <b>Terry Tozer, <i>Traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate Academy (TJSKA)</i></b>


[A] refreshing look at the life of the samurai, his history, his way of thinking, the reason & benefits for living the way they did & a deep insight into their minds. Terry Tozer, Traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate Academy (TJSKA)


[A] refreshing look at the life of the samurai, his history, his way of thinking, the reason & benefits for living the way they did & a deep insight into their minds. --Terry Tozer, Traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate Academy (TJSKA)


[A] refreshing look at the life of the samurai, his history, his way of thinking, the reason & benefits for living the way they did & a deep insight into their minds. --<b>Terry Tozer, <i>Traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate Academy (TJSKA)</i></b>


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Thomas Cleary is one of the best known and most accomplished translators of the ancient wisdom of Asia. His work includes The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings, Code of the Samurai, Soul of the Samurai and Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare, as well as over 70 other books on Asian martial history and philosophy, Buddhism and Taoism.

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