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Soul of the Samurai: Modern Translations of Yagyu Munenori's "The Book of Family Traditions" & Takuan Soho's "Subtlety of Immovable Wisdom" & "Notes of the Peerless Sword" (Hardcover)

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Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing (31 Oct 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0804836906
ISBN-13: 978-0804836906
Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.5 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Cleary has translated over 70 Asian works on martial philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, and religion. Here he presents classics of Zen and Bushido dealing with martial arts. They are Martial Arts: The Book of Family Traditions by Yahgu Munenore (1571-1646), The Inscrutable Subtlety of Immovable Wisdom, and Tai-a Ki: Notes on the Peerless Sword both by Z

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5.0 out of 5 stars Two Books for the Price of One - Priceless!, 18 Aug 2008

By	Terry Tozer "TJSKA.com" (Reading & Bracknell, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Not only are you going to learn about the life and philosophies of one of the greatest Japanese Swordsmen who ever lived - Yagu Munenori, you also have a chance to learn about his contemporary and spiritual master Takuan Soho.

Zen Master Takuan Soho (1573-1645) was living proof of the saying, "If you are a master of Zen you can be a master of anything".

Takuan was a master of calligraphy, painting, martial arts and gardening, and the abbot of Daitokuji, the leading Rinzai Temple in Kyoto.

In this book we have an account of Takuan's life and translations of all his important writing.

Written by one of the best historians of Japanese history and especially on the Samurai, Thomas Cleary turns an otherwise dry philosophical account into an interesting and fascinating story of two of Japans leading figures in swordsmanship. Yagu Munenori lays bare the secrets of the Samurai and tells us what it takes to become an undefeated champion and still live a worthy wholesome life.

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