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Original Title:	Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
ISBN:	4770029160 (ISBN13: 9784770029164)
Edition Language:	English

Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Hardcover | Pages: 179 pages

Rating: 4.06 | 12291 Users | 544 Reviews

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Title	:	Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
Author	:	Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 179 pages
Published	:	August 30th 2002 by Kodansha (first published 1716)
Categories	:	Philosophy. Nonfiction. Cultural. Japan. History. Combat. Martial Arts. Classics

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Hagakure ("In the Shadow of Leaves") is a manual for the samurai classes consisting of a series of short anecdotes and reflections that give both insight and instruction-in the philosophy and code of behavior that foster the true spirit of Bushido-the Way of the Warrior. It is not a book of philosophy as most would understand the word: it is a collection of thoughts and sayings recorded over a period of seven years, and as such covers a wide variety of subjects, often in no particular sequence. The work represents an attitude far removed from our modern pragmatism and materialism, and possesses an intuitive rather than rational appeal in its assertion that Bushido is a Way of Dying, and that only a samurai retainer prepared and willing to die at any moment can be totally true to his lord. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Hizen fief to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought and came to influence many subsequent generations, including Yukio Mishima. This translation offers 300 selections that constitute the core texts of the 1,300 present in the original. Hagakure was featured prominently in the film Ghost Dog, by Jim Jarmusch.

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The best exposition on bushido I have ever read.

da consultare ,nel caso si voglia cercare di capire cosa puo' passare per la testa ad un samurai... (o ronin che sia)che poi è questo,fondamentalmente :Kezuke no Kubi :) si può imparare qualcosa da un temporale. Quando un acquazzone ci sorprende,cerchiamo di non bagnarci affrettando il passo, ma anche tentando di ripararci sottoi cornicioni ci inzuppiamo ugualmente. Se invece, sin dal principio, accettiamo di bagnarcieviteremo ogni incertezza e non per questo ci bagneremo di più. Tale

"If one dedicates these four vows to the gods and Buddhas every morning, he will have the strength of two men and will never slip backward. One must edge forward like the inchworm, bit by bit. The gods and Buddhas, too, first started with a vow."A samurai's journal of anecdotes and aphorisms I've been rereading for years. It means something different to me each time, though the lessons are often the same ones I've forgotten. It's amazing how these lessons apply themselves to whatever my life is

Mi-au plăcut lecțiile naratorului şi perspectiva sa în privința vieții unui samurai, a legilor (nescrise) pe care trebuie sã le urmeze şi viziunea asupra familiei, stăpânului şi a purității spiritului.

اين نوع نظام فكري و نظام رفتاري شون برام جذابيت فوق العاده زيادي داشت.

Nézzük a jó oldalát, most már többet tudok a szamurájokról! :3

It would be wrong to assume that this is a book of rules and etiquette for the samurai classes. It reads more like a collection of short stories or morality tales, interspersed at times with axioms. Many of the anecdotes offer lessons in virtue that might be universally applied. The meaning of others is less transparent. It would be very possible to dip in and out of this book and take a great deal of pleasure in reading it as something of a curiosity, offering a glimpse into another culture. A