The life-giving sword : secret teachings from the House of the Shogun : the classic text on Zen and the No-Sword by Musashi's great rival
Munenori, Yagyu2003
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This is a translation of an important classic on Zen swordfighting. Yagyu's Buddhist spirituality is reflected in his central idea of the 'life-giving sword' - the notion of controlling an opponent by the spiritual readiness to fight, rather than during the fight.
Main title:
The life-giving sword : secret teachings from the House of the Shogun : the classic text on Zen and the No-Sword by Musashi's great rival / Yagyu Munenori ; translated by William Scott Wilson.
Author:
Imprint:
Tokyo : Kodansha, 2003.
Collation:
191 p. : ill.
Notes:
Bibliography: p. 164-165.Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9784770029553
Dewey class:
796.86
Language:
English
BRN:
2390486