Kurikara

Author : John Maki Evans
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1583944281
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kurikara written by John Maki Evans and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mikkyo—Japanese esoteric Buddhism—the dragon Kurikara symbolizes the internal energy developed through sword practice. Kurikara is a manifestation of the fierce bodhisattva Fudo Myo O, the patron of ascetics and warriors in Japan, who uses his sword to destroy delusions and sever attachments. Fudo’s sword represents the gaining of discriminative power and decisiveness—the ability to cut through illusion and attachment. This leads to the development of an inner energy that allows one to “burn up” all obstacles to spiritual freedom. Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent sets out the eight basic principles of swordsmanship common to all Japanese sword schools, emphasizing the cultivation of power and mental focus. Accomplished martial artist John Evans provides practical examples from his experience with the sword arts as well as Mikkyo and shugendo (mountain asceticism). The first foreign student to train with Nakamura Taisaburo sensei—widely acknowledged as the master of the sword art battodo—Evans clearly explains how skill such as Nakamurua sensei’s can be systematically developed through tanren, exercises that meld “inner” and “outer” power. Filled with fascinating anecdotes from Evans’s training in Japan, Kurikara is a useful, inspiring guide to Japanese sword practice and its spiritual underpinnings.

Author : Marinus Willem de Visser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon in China and Japan written by Marinus Willem de Visser and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kōkan Nagayama
Publisher : Kodansha International
ISBN 13 : 9784770020710
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords written by Kōkan Nagayama and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 1997 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connoisseur's Book Japanese Swords is a Kodansha International publication.

Author : Elizabeth A. Oyler
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 194224259X
Total Pages : 562 pages
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Download or read book Like Clouds or Mists written by Elizabeth A. Oyler and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Willem R. van Gulik
Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irezumi written by Willem R. van Gulik and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1982 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472813855
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gempei War 1180–85 written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of The Gempei War a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. Never before had there been a large-scale clash between two rival samurai families, the Taira and the Minamoto, and never again would the result of a war in Japan be quite so dramatic. Fought to gain control over the emperor it would end with imperial power being totally eclipsed in favour of the military might of the samurai class and the establishment of the position of Shogun – Japan's military dictator. Turnbull examines the events of the five-year long conflict, revealing the changes that the war inflicted on Japanese culture and the establishment of many of the traditions of the samurai.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Letterkunde written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ann Heirman
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004366156
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Encounters and Identities Across East Asia written by Ann Heirman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-05-07 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhist Encounters and Identities across East Asia offers a fascinating picture of the intricacies of regional and cross-regional networks and the complexity of Buddhist identities emerging across Asia.

Author : 土子民夫
Publisher : Kodansha International
ISBN 13 : 9784770028549
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 日本刀21世紀への挑戦 written by 土子民夫 and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Generation of Japanese Swordsmiths is a Kodansha International publication.

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Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503620972
Total Pages : 508 pages
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Download or read book The Tale of the Heike written by and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1990-03-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tale of the Heike is one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. This new translation is not only far more readable than earlier ones, it is also much more faithful to the content and style of the original. Intended for the general audience as well as the specialist, this edition is highly annotated.