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Gorinnosho

五輪書
alternative words: Gorinno sho, Gorin no sho, book of 5 rings, book of five rings
keywords: book
related topics: Miyamoto Musashi
related web sites: http://home3.highway.ne.jp/horihome/gorin.html , http://www.webtsc.com/musashi/ , http://www.edp.eng.tamagawa.ac.jp/~sumioka/
explanation: Tactic book written by the famous swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi in 1643 at the age of 60 for his disciple, Terao Katsunobe. It is composed of 5 volumes: earth, water, fire, wind and void, that the Buddhists consider as the main components of the Universe. The book gave an information on the knowledge Musashi had acquired during his many mortal combats and his perception of the life. Recently the book has become very popular among businessmen thanks to rich didactic.


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