Yamamoto Tsunetomo: 13 books

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,...

Presented here in one volume are three of the seminal texts relating to the Japanese 'Way of the Samurai', essential reading for anyone interested in the Samurai culture of Japan. 'Go Rin No Sho', or 'The Book of Five Rings' is a famous text written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in 1645,...

À la mort du seigneur Nabeshima, plutôt que de se donner la mort pour accompagner jusqu'au bout son maître, Yamamoto Tsunetomo préféra se faire moine pour mourir symboliquement au monde. En 1710, un disciple nommé Tashiro vint le trouver au milieu de sa retraite. De leurs entretiens naquit le...

Un clásico de la cultura japonesa que ayuda a la introspección y la concentración en nuestro mundo cada vez más frenético. Considerado como una de las fuentes de inspiración de Fernando Alonso, el piloto lo cita frecuentemente en sus intervenciones públicas y redes sociales. «Cuando...

The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code. The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts—written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of...

The Samurai Series brings together three of the most important books dealing with the Samurai path and philosophy into one deluxe, illustrated edition. The Book of Five Rings was written by Miyamoto Musashi, a Samurai of legendary renown, about 1645. It is a masterpiece of simple exposition...

Hagakure is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo.

Entstanden zu Beginn des 18. Jahrhunderts, erfreut sich das Hagakure des Yamamoto Tsunetomo auch heute noch großer Beliebtheit. Das Hagakure ist kein Ehrenkodex, sondern eine Sammlung an Lebensweisheiten und Aufzeichnungen. Wir finden Verhaltenshinweise für Krieger, Hinrichtungen und Schlachten genauso wie Heilanweisungen oder Anleitungen zur Kindererziehung.

Una profonda revisione della traduzione del testo originale ha trovato e corretto un mare di errori contenuti nelle più importanti edizioni italiane e inglesi dell’opera rendendo questa, quindi, l’edizione dell’Hagakure più corretta fra quelle esistenti! È corredata da un’eccellente introduzione...

THE SAMURAI COLLECTION: A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS HAGAKURE: BOOK OF THE SAMURAI BUSHIDO: THE SOUL OF JAPAN THE RELIGION OF THE SAMURAI ORIGIN OF MAN

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...

En el Japón del siglo XVIII, Tsunetomo Yamamoto, un poderoso samurái, creó el Hagakure, un documento que recogía sus pensamientos acerca de los valores y conducta de los samuráis. Durante los siguientes 200 años, el Hagakure circuló secretamente entre los samuráis "despiertos", una elite samurái....

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...