Zen and the Way of the Sword

Author	: Winston L. King
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages	: 286
Release	: 1993
ISBN-13	: 0195092619
ISBN-10	: 9780195092615
Rating	: 4/5 (15 Downloads)

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Download or read book Zen and the Way of the Sword written by Winston L. King and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 286 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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