Bushido,9780757000263

Bushido

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ISBN13: 9780757000263
ISBN10: 0757000266
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Square One Pub
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Summary

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 is the first English translation of the Hagakure. This work provides a powerful message aimed at the mind and spirit of the samurai warrior. It offers beliefs that are difficult for the Western mind to embrace, yet fascinating in their pursuit of absolute service. With Bushido, one can better put into perspective Japan's historical path and gain greater insight into the Japan of today.

Author Biography

Born in 1659, Tsunetomo Yamamoto devoted his adult life to the service of his Shogun master, Lord Mitsushige Nabeshima, and his clan, rising to become a highly respected samurai warrior. Upon his master's death in 1700, Yamamoto renounced the world and retired to a hermitage. While at his retreat, a close friend and disciple recorded Yamamoto's thoughts and ideas on what it meant to be a Japanese warrior. Although Yamamoto requested that the work never be published, the Hagakure -- literally meaning "hidden behind the leaves" -- did survive, influencing the development of a culture and serving as the basis of Bushido, the way of the samurai

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Historical Overview xiii
HAGAKURE
Transcriber's Preface
3(2)
Author's Introduction
5(8)
BOOK ONE
The Essence of Bushido
13(1)
Two Ways of Thinking
14(1)
Two Methods of Criticism
15(1)
How to Stop Yawning
16(1)
Foresight in Relationships
17(1)
Samurais of Satori and Non-Satori
18(1)
If the Water Is Clear No Fish Will Live
18(1)
The Marrow of Service
19(1)
The Use of Onlookers
19(1)
High Upon High
20(1)
Think Lightly on Serious Matters
21(1)
People You Can Trust
22(1)
The Thinking Process
23(1)
Models to Imitate
23(1)
The Puppet Show World
24(1)
Conduct at the Wine Feast
24(1)
The Use of the High Spirit
25(1)
Lesson From the Heavy Rain
25(1)
The Winner's Spirit
26(1)
Bringing Up Samurai Children
26(1)
Arts and Crafts
27(1)
Groundless Suffering
28(1)
Testing Your Friend's Loyalty
28(1)
Good and Evil
29(1)
Discharging Servants
29(1)
On the Men of Learning
29(1)
Burn With Mad Death
30(1)
The Samurai Superintendent Officer
30(1)
Passing the First Barrier
31(1)
``My Master Is Human and So Am I''
32(1)
Making Important Decisions
32(1)
The Liked and the Disliked
33(1)
Conceal Your Wisdom
33(1)
Fall Seven Times and Get Up Eight
34(1)
Talk to Your Inferiors
34(1)
How to Excel Above Others
35(1)
Bushido Alone Is the Way
35(1)
Honor and Wealth
36(1)
On Homosexuality
36(1)
How to Conduct Yourself
37(1)
Spiritual Vigor
37(1)
The ``Death'' of Yamamoto
38(1)
The Samurai Ideal of the Handsome Man
38(1)
Consulting Others
39(1)
Under Forty
40(1)
How to Acquire Talented People
40(1)
Expressing the Spirit
41(1)
Giving and Receiving Advice
41(1)
Accomplishment in the Arts and Crafts
42(1)
BOOK TWO
Persuasion Tactics
43(1)
``Yes'' Men
43(1)
How to Treat Your Superiors
44(1)
On Serious Thoughts
45(1)
A Little Learning
45(1)
How to Get Useful Ideas
46(1)
Father's Favorite Sayings
46(1)
A Samurai Esprit de Corps
46(1)
The Present and the Past
47(1)
Make the Best of Each Occasion
48(1)
O, What a Vain World
48(1)
Handling Negative Feelings
48(1)
Samurai's Toilette
49(1)
At the Conference
49(1)
Deny the Gods if They Stand in Your Way
50(1)
Human Life Is Trivial
50(1)
You Cannot Tell Your Own Ability
51(1)
Dignity
51(1)
Don't Despise the ``Upstarts''
51(1)
Keeping a Respectful Distance
52(1)
Weigh Your Words
52(1)
Two Kinds of People
53(1)
Defeating Yourself by Victory
53(1)
On Visiting Others
53(1)
Analogy of the Sword
54(1)
Talent and the Times
54(1)
Listening to Veterans
55(1)
Drop Out Completely
56(1)
Samurais: Men of Action
56(1)
The Family Grant
57(1)
On Servants
58(1)
A Koan on the Art of Homosexuality
58(1)
The Connection Game
59(1)
On the Spur of Madness
60(1)
Handling Difficulties
60(1)
On Dreams
60(1)
The Samurai Ideal of Love
61(2)
BOOK THREE
Collapsing House
63(1)
Story of the Thwarted Ghosts
63(2)
BOOK FOUR
Four Kinds of Samurai
65(1)
Saving Face
66(1)
BOOK FIVE
Humility of the Lord
67(2)
BOOK SIX
Compassion and Courage
69(4)
BOOK SEVEN
To Kill
73(1)
The Loyal Samurai Cook
74(1)
To Win Is to Overcome Yourself
75(1)
The Essence of Service
75(1)
A Story Concerning Lord Tsunashige
76(3)
BOOK EIGHT
About Kichinosuke Shida
79(3)
About the Promotion of Ichiemon Kuno
82(1)
How to Restore the Clan After It Collapses
83(2)
Cut Down the Gods if They Stand in Your Way
85(1)
Two Kinds of Samurais
85(2)
BOOK NINE
A Samurai and His Adulterous Wife
87(2)
BOOK TEN
How Not to Get Nervous
89(1)
How to Win in a Debate
89(2)
BOOK ELEVEN
Do Not Turn Your Back on the Enemy
91(1)
Do Not Learn Strategy
91(1)
Some Hints for Arguing
92(1)
On Victory
92(1)
How to Win in the Long Run
92(1)
Success and Failure
93(1)
Die Every Morning in Advance
93(1)
To Be Taciturn
94(1)
Social Appearance
94(1)
A Story Concerning Family Honor
95(1)
On Governing
95(2)
Footnotes 97(2)
Glossary 99(4)
Index 103

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