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Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia II - Miyamoto Musashi - Philosophy

Throughout Musashi's last book, Go Rin No Sho (五輪の書, The Book of Five Rings), Musashi seems to take a very philosophical approach to looking at the "Craft of War"; "There are four Ways in which men pass through life: as Gentlemen Warriors, Farmers, Artisans and Merchants." these falling into one of the few profession groups that could be observed in Musashi's Time. Throughout the book, Musashi employs that the way of the Warrior, as well as the meaning of a "True strategist" is that of somebody who has mad ...

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Samurai - Myth and reality

Samurai - History

Samurai - Origin of Samurai

Samurai - Kamakura Bakufu and the Rise of Samurai

Samurai - Ashikaga Shogunate and the Feudal Period

Samurai - Oda Toyotomi and Tokugawa

Samurai - Tokugawa Shogunate

Samurai - Samurai decline during the Meiji Restoration

Samurai - Post Meiji Restoration

Samurai - Samurai Names

Samurai - Etymology of samurai and related words

Samurai - Samurai in popular culture

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Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia II - Samurai - History

Samurai - Origin of Samurai. Before the Heian period, the army in Japan was modeled after the Chinese army and under the direct command of the emperor. Except for slaves, every able-bodied man had the duty of enlisting for the army. These men had to supply themselves, and many gave up returning and settled down on their way home. This was treated as a part of taxation and it could be substituted with other forms of tax such as bolts of cloth. These men were called Sakimori (防人, lit. "defenders"), b ...

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Yojimbo film - Trivia

Yojimbo film - External link

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Academy Honorary Award

The Academy Honorary Award is given irregularly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to celebrate motion picture achievements that are not covered by existing Academy Awards. In the early years of the academy, it was often used to reward significant achievements of the year that did not fit in existing categories. This subsequently led to several new categories. In recent years the academy has awarded ...

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Academy Honorary Award - List of Academy Honorary Award winners

Academy Honorary Award - 1920s

Academy Honorary Award - 1930s

Academy Honorary Award - 1940s

Academy Honorary Award - 1950s

Academy Honorary Award - 1960s

Academy Honorary Award - 1970s

Academy Honorary Award - 1980s

Academy Honorary Award - 1990s

Academy Honorary Award - 2000s

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - 17th century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar. 17th century - Events. 1601: Battle of Kinsale, the most important battle in Irish history, fought. 1602: Dutch East India Company founded. Its success contributes to the Dutch Golden Age. 1603: Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England. 1603: Tokugawa Ieyas ...

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17th century - Events

17th century - Significant people

17th century - Inventions discoveries introductions

17th century - Decades and years

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Anachronism game

Anachronism is a tabletop game with aspects of both miniatures and collectible card genres. The creators of the game, TriKing Games and The History Channel, have dubbed it "The Greatest Game in History". Anachronism game - Description. The game is a contest of arms between two warriors from numerous historical periods. Each game lasts a maximum of five rounds. The game is unusual for a card game in that it does not use shuffling as a randomization technique. Each player places their chosen warrior card on t ...

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Anachronism game - Description

Anachronism game - First Release

Anachronism game - Factions

Anachronism game - Promotional Cards

Anachronism game - Set 2

Anachronism game - Factions

Anachronism game - Set 3

Anachronism game - Factions

Anachronism game - Promotional Cards

Anachronism game - Set 4

Anachronism game - Factions

Anachronism game - Set 5

Anachronism game - Set 5 Warriors

Anachronism game - Competitive Play

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Budo

Budo (武道) is a term for Japanese martial arts. Traditional budo (from before the Meiji Restoration) is often referred to as koryu bujutsu, while more modern budo arts are called gendai budo. Budo is a compound of the kanji 武 (bu)—meaning war, warrior, fight, or fighter—and 道 (do)— meaning path or way. Similarly, Bujutsu is a coumpound of the kanji characters 武 (bu) and 術 ...

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Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - 16th century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. See also: 16th century in literature 16th century - Events. 1501: Safavid dynasty rules Iran until 1736. 1503: Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later. 1509: The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade. 1514: The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into ...

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16th century - Events

16th century - Significant people

16th century - Inventions discoveries introductions

16th century - Decades and years

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - William Scott Wilson

William Scott Wilson (b. 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee) is known for translating several works of Japanese literature, mostly those relating to the martial tradition of that country. William Scott Wilson - Translated Works. Go Rin no Sho (The Book of Five Rings) by Miyamoto Musashi Hagakure (Hidden in the Leaves, among other common translations) by Yamamoto Tsunetomo The Unfettered Mind by Takuan Soho ...

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William Scott Wilson - Translated Works

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - List of Buddhists

A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists. List of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools. Individuals are grouped by nationality, except in cases where the vast majority of their influence was felt elsewhere. List of Buddhists - Indian. The Buddha Shakyamuni, Siddhartha Gautama Ananda, Siddhartha's cousin and one of his chief disciples Aryadeva foremost disciple of Nagarjuna, continued the philosophical school of Madhyam ...

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List of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools

List of Buddhists - Indian

List of Buddhists - Indo-Greek

List of Buddhists - Central Asian

List of Buddhists - Chinese

List of Buddhists - Tibetan

List of Buddhists - Japanese

List of Buddhists - Korean

List of Buddhists - Thai

List of Buddhists - Historical rulers and political figures

List of Buddhists - Modern teachers

List of Buddhists - Theravada / Vipassana teachers

List of Buddhists - Tibetan Buddhist teachers

List of Buddhists - Zen teachers

List of Buddhists - Miscellaneous

List of Buddhists - Teachers of controversial Buddhist or Buddhist-influenced groups

List of Buddhists - Modern scholars and authors

List of Buddhists - Modern politicians activists and protestors

List of Buddhists - Celebrity Buddhists

List of Buddhists - External link

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Battle of Sekigahara

The Battle of Sekigahara or popularly known as the Realm Divide was a decisive battle on September 15, 1600 (on the ancient Chinese calendar, October 21 on the modern calendar) that cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Though it would take three more years for Tokugawa to consolidate his position of power over the Toyotomi clan and the daimyo, Sekigahara is widely considered to be the unofficial beginning o ...

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Battle of Sekigahara - Background and pretext

Battle of Sekigahara - Beginning

Battle of Sekigahara - List of Commanders

Battle of Sekigahara - Eastern Army Tokugawa Force

Battle of Sekigahara - Western Army Ishida Force

Battle of Sekigahara - The Battle

Battle of Sekigahara - Aftermath

Battle of Sekigahara - Trivia

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Vagabond manga

Vagabond (バガボンド, Bagabondo) is a manga drawn by Takehiko Inoue and adapted from the fictionalized accounts by Eiji Yoshikawa of the legendary sword-saint samurai, Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武蔵, 1584-1645). Beginning un 1998, the manga has been serialized in the weekly magazine Shukan Moningu and is published by Kodansha in Japan. The English-language translation is done by the American company, VIZ Media. There have been currently 21 tankōbon (単行本) published in Japan and 20 translated in the United States. To date, Vagabond has ...

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Wakizashi

A wakizashi (Japanese: 脇差) is a traditional Japanese sword with a shōtō blade between 30 and 60 cm, with an average of 50 cm (between 12 and 24 inches), similar to but shorter than a katana and sometimes longer than the kodachi. The wakizashi is usually worn together with the katana by the samurai or swordsmen back in feudal Japan. When worn together the pair of swords were called daishō, which translates literally as "large and small"; dai or large for katana, and shō for wakizashi. The katana was often called the sword or the l ...

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Bodyguard

A bodyguard is a person who protects someone (known as their principal) from personal assault, kidnapping, assassination, loss of confidential information, or other threats. Bodyguards are typically armed and have expertise in unarmed combat, tactical driving, and first aid. However, the most important skill for a bodyguard is the ability to assess a situation and decide how best to respond to minimize danger to his principal. Most important public figures are protected by several bodyguards who work together as a unit, ...

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Bodyguard - Minders

Bodyguard - Notable bodyguards

Bodyguard - Fictional bodyguards

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Usagi Yojimbo

Usagi Yojimbo (Literally "Rabbit Bodyguard," can be written うさぎ用心棒 or 兎用心棒 Usagi Yojinbo) is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. Set in the beginning of Edo period Japan (early 17th century), with anthropomorphic animals replacing humans, it features a rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi, who wanders the land on a shogyusha (warrior's pilgrimage) occasionally selling his services as a bodyguard. The character of Usagi has been inspired by the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi whil ...

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Usagi Yojimbo - Publishing history

Usagi Yojimbo - Collections

Usagi Yojimbo - Spin-offs

Usagi Yojimbo - Trivia

Usagi Yojimbo - Awards

Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia - Void

Void can refer to: Aether as the source of all elements, the quintessence. Aether as the firmament of the sky or heavens. The absence of matter, a vacuum. A noticeably empty space, such as a defect like a bubble in a (generally solid) material. Nothing, Null, Nil, Zip, Nada in bridge and other trick-taking card games, a "void" describes a holding of zero cards in a particular suit. To cause to be invalid (i.e. to void a check). To urinate or defecate.

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Miyamoto Musashi: Encyclopedia II - Samurai - Etymology of samurai and related words

The term Samurai originally meant "those who serve in close attendance to nobility", and was written in the Chinese character (or kanji) that had the same meaning. In Japanese, it was originally pronounced in the pre-Heian period as saburapi and later to saburai, then samurai in the Edo period. In Japanese literature, there is an early reference to samurai in the Kokinshu (古今集, early 10th century): Attendant to your nobility Ask for your master's umbrella The dews 'neath the trees of M ...

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