Hagakure
The Book of the Samurai
$34.23
- Paperback
138 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2022
Summary
English translation of the eighteenth-century Japanese text that delves into the samurai mind.
Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code.
Hagakure Kikigaki, is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the clerk Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to Nabeshima Mitsushige (July 10, 1632 - July 2, 1700), the third ruler of what is now Saga Prefecture in Japan. Tashiro Tsuramoto comp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789395741972 |
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| ISBN-10: | 939574197X |
| Author: | Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson |
| Publisher: | Sanage Publishing House LLP |
| Imprint: | Sanage Publishing House LLP |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 138 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 188g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
About The Author
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Buddhist monastic name Yamamoto Jōchō (June 11, 1659 - November 30, 1719), was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He became a Zen Buddhist priest and relayed his experiences, memories, lessons, ideas, and aphorisms to the samurai Tashiro Tsuramoto, who compiled them under the title Hagakure.
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