The Book of Five Rings

Miyamoto Musashi  ·  1643

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2019  ·  top-100  ·  non-fiction   zen   philosophy   martial-arts

The Book of Five Rings cover
Cover of The Book of Five Rings on the Open Library.

The Book of Five Rings is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi between 1643-5. The book title from the godai of Buddhist esotericism, thus has five volumes: “Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Sky.”