SAMURAI WISDOM: LESSONS FROM JAPAN'S WARRIOR CULTURE

SAMURAI WISDOM: LESSONS FROM JAPAN'S WARRIOR CULTURE One of the best known translators of the wisdom of Asia, Thomas Cleary now adds a new book to his samurai canon with Samurai Wisdom, new translations of five classic works on bushido. His previous works, Code of the Samurai & Soul of the Samurai, focused on the practical aspects & the more spiritual, Zen side of the samurai, respectively. Samurai Wisdom, authored by the scholar Yamaga Soko or his disciples, provides the core ideals & lessons that taught the samurai how to lead a proper life under the martial philosophy of bushido.Yamaga's writings inspired the transformation of the samurai from a feudal warrior class to a group with great intellectual, political & ethical leadership & influence. The classic works translated in Samurai Wisdom, despite being over 400 years old, are as timeless & applicable today as Sun Tzu's famous work, The Art of War. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Thomas Cleary is one of the best known & most accomplished translators of the wisdom of Asia. He has translated The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings, Code of the Samurai & Soul of the Samurai, as well as over 70 other titles on martial philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism & religion. ISBN: 0-8048-4008-3 publish date: 03/31/2009