Kurikara
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Kurikara
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Author : John Maki Evans
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2011-07-05
Kurikara written by John Maki Evans and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In Mikkyo—Japanese esoteric Buddhism—the dragon Kurikara symbolizes the internal energy developed through sword practice. Kurikara is a manifestation of the fierce bodhisattva Fudo Myo O, the patron of ascetics and warriors in Japan, who uses his sword to destroy delusions and sever attachments. Fudo’s sword represents the gaining of discriminative power and decisiveness—the ability to cut through illusion and attachment. This leads to the development of an inner energy that allows one to “burn up” all obstacles to spiritual freedom. Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent sets out the eight basic principles of swordsmanship common to all Japanese sword schools, emphasizing the cultivation of power and mental focus. Accomplished martial artist John Evans provides practical examples from his experience with the sword arts as well as Mikkyo and shugendo (mountain asceticism). The first foreign student to train with Nakamura Taisaburo sensei—widely acknowledged as the master of the sword art battodo—Evans clearly explains how skill such as Nakamurua sensei’s can be systematically developed through tanren, exercises that meld “inner” and “outer” power. Filled with fascinating anecdotes from Evans’s training in Japan, Kurikara is a useful, inspiring guide to Japanese sword practice and its spiritual underpinnings.
The Connoisseur S Book Of Japanese Swords
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Author : Kōkan Nagayama
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha International
Release Date : 1997
The Connoisseur S Book Of Japanese Swords written by Kōkan Nagayama and has been published by Kodansha International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Connoisseur's Book Japanese Swords is a Kodansha International publication.
The Dragon In China And Japan
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Author : M. W. De Visser
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2008-12-01
The Dragon In China And Japan written by M. W. De Visser and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-01 with Social Science categories.
Little is known of Dutch author MARINUS WILLEM DE VISSER (1876-1930) beyond his academic life as a classicist with an interest in Chinese and Japanese language and culture, and as a popularizer of Japanese art in the Netherlands. He is best remembered today for having given us a cornerstone examination of the legends of fantastic flying reptiles known as dragons. The Dragon in China and Japan contains "the most interesting quotations concerning the dragon in China, systematically arranged, selected from the enormous number of passages on this fantastic animal in Chinese literature, from the remotest eras down to modern times," notes cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction. Coleman also praises the book's use of primary source material. "If cryptozoologists are to study the Asian dragons of India, China, and Japan, it must not be done through the screen of today's New Age mentality. Scholarly, level-headed examinations of living, breathing reports of serpentine flying beasts, water-borne megafauna, and shadowy entities must be balanced with investigations of the legends and folktales of these dragons from Asian texts," such as de Visser's here. This new edition, a replica of the 1913 first edition complete with extensive notes in the original Asian alphabet, is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology, including Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters.
Like Clouds Or Mists
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Author : Elizabeth A. Oyler
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-31
Like Clouds Or Mists written by Elizabeth A. Oyler and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-31 with Drama categories.
Irezumi
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Author : Willem R. van Gulik
language : en
Publisher: Brill Archive
Release Date : 1982
Irezumi written by Willem R. van Gulik and has been published by Brill Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
The Gempei War 1180 85
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Author : Stephen Turnbull
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-07-28
The Gempei War 1180 85 written by Stephen Turnbull and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-28 with History categories.
Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of The Gempei War a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. Never before had there been a large-scale clash between two rival samurai families, the Taira and the Minamoto, and never again would the result of a war in Japan be quite so dramatic. Fought to gain control over the emperor it would end with imperial power being totally eclipsed in favour of the military might of the samurai class and the establishment of the position of Shogun – Japan's military dictator. Turnbull examines the events of the five-year long conflict, revealing the changes that the war inflicted on Japanese culture and the establishment of many of the traditions of the samurai.
Buddhist Encounters And Identities Across East Asia
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Author : Ann Heirman
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-05-07
Buddhist Encounters And Identities Across East Asia written by Ann Heirman and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-07 with Religion categories.
Buddhist Encounters and Identities across East Asia offers a fascinating picture of the intricacies of regional and cross-regional networks and the complexity of Buddhist identities emerging across Asia.
21
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Author : 土子民夫
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha International
Release Date : 2002-05
21 written by 土子民夫 and has been published by Kodansha International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
New Generation of Japanese Swordsmiths is a Kodansha International publication.
The Tale Of The Heike
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1990-03-01
The Tale Of The Heike written by and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-03-01 with Fiction categories.
The Tale of the Heike is one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. This new translation is not only far more readable than earlier ones, it is also much more faithful to the content and style of the original. Intended for the general audience as well as the specialist, this edition is highly annotated.
Samurai Commanders 1
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Author : Stephen Turnbull
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-06-20
Samurai Commanders 1 written by Stephen Turnbull and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-20 with History categories.
The samurai were the military elite of medieval and early modern Japan, and the men who led them were hailed as the very greatest, most heroic and most honourable of all samurai warriors. This first of two books examines the lives, equipment, battles and wider roles of the samurai commanders between 940 and 1576, the period from the emergence of the samurai to the triumph of Oda Nobunaga, who set Japan on the road to reunification. The styles of armour and weaponry of the samurai changed considerably during this time and this book visually recreates some of the most famous samurai commanders.