Zen and the Way of the Sword

Zen and the Way of the Sword
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Publisher : Arming the Samurai Psyche
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 0195092619
ISBN-13 : 9780195092615
Rating : 4/5 (615 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Zen and the Way of the Sword by : Winston L. King

Download or read book Zen and the Way of the Sword written by Winston L. King and published by Arming the Samurai Psyche. This book was released on 1994-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the samurai cultivated Zen, relating its teaching of a free and spontaneous mind to the experience of a warrior in individual combat, and finding philosophical strength in Zen as they prepared themselves for death.


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