Biography
The Lone Samurai
2004·288 pages
A detailed biography of Miyamoto Musashi, Japan's legendary swordsman, exploring his life and philosophy.
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A detailed biography of Miyamoto Musashi, Japan's legendary swordsman, exploring his life and philosophy.
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The Lone Samurai is a landmark biography of Miyamoto Musashi, the legendary Japanese figure known throughout the world as a master swordsman, spiritual seeker, and author of The Book of Five Rings. With a compassionate yet critical eye, William Scott Wilson delves into the workings of Musashi''s mind as the iconoclastic samurai wrestled with philosophical and spiritual ideas that are as relevant today as they were in his times. Musashi found peace and spiritual reward in seeking to perfect his c...
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Moderate depictions of sword fights and duels; some graphic injury details.
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Minor references to Zen Buddhism and spiritual philosophy.
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Minor themes of feudal Japanese societal structure.
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