Samurai Wisdom Stories

Tales from the Golden Age of Bushido

Pascal Fauliot, Sherab Chodzin Kohn

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 April 2017

Oriental martial arts

A collection of samurai stories, drawn from traditional sources, of battles, strategy, conflict, and intrigue--featuring some of the greatest warriors and military leaders of the samurai era.

A collection of samurai stories of battles, strategy, conflict, and intrigue-featuring some of the greatest warriors and military leaders of the samurai era

Martial artist and samurai scholar Pascal Fauliot has collected and retold twenty-eight wisdom tales of the samurai era. The tales are set in the golden age of bushido and represent the pinnacle of traditional Japanese culture in which aristocratic tastes, feudal virtues, and martial skills come together with the implacable insights of Zen. Some of the stories-like ""The Samurai and the Zen Cat""-are iconic; others are obscure. They feature notable figures from samurai history and legend- military leaders and strategists such as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu; sword masters; ronin; the warrior monk Benkei, and the ninja-samurai Kakei Juzo, among many others.

These samurai stories are pithy and engaging, and include tales of battle, strategy, loyalty conflicts, court intrigues, breakthroughs in a warrior's development, and vengeance achieved or foregone. Each tale reveals a gesture or an outcome that represents greater insight or higher virtue.

By: Pascal Fauliot
Translated by: Sherab Chodzin Kohn
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 187g
ISBN: 9781611804133
ISBN 10: 1611804132
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PASCAL FAULIOT is a martial arts teacher and storyteller who specializes in retelling traditional Japanese martial arts and Zen wisdom tales and legends. He has written eighteen books, published by Albin Michel and Seuil in France.