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The Book of Five Rings

Including The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori

By Miyamoto Musashi
Translated by Thomas Cleary

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Shambhala Publications
10/19/2010
ISBN: 9781590309773
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Here is one of the most influential texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory ever to emerge from Asia. Composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction. It is written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life. Thomas Cleary’s translation is immediately accessible, with an introduction that presents the spiritual background of the warrior tradition. This audio edition features a reading of Thomas Cleary's groundbreaking translation in its entirety.

2½ hours, unabridged.

Author Bio
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi, who lived in Japan in the 1600s, was an undefeated dueler, a masterless samurai, and an independent teacher. He spent the last decades of his life refining and teaching his military science.
Thomas Cleary
Dr. Thomas Cleary (1949–2021), one of the most celebrated translators of spiritual classics into English, earned a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. He is the translator of over seventy volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.
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"Embraced by many contemporary readers as a manual on how to succeed in life." —Library Journal