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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
AuthorBooks · Second hand1659-1719
Yamamoto Tsunetomo , Buddhist monastic name Yamamoto Jōchō, was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He became a Zen Buddhist priest and relayed his experiences, memories, lessons, ideas, and aphorisms to the samurai Tashiro Tsuramoto, who compiled them under the title Hagakure.
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About Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Birth
1659
Death
1719
First book
1709
Years writing
317
Yamamoto Tsunetomo , Buddhist monastic name Yamamoto Jōchō, was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He became a Zen Buddhist priest and relayed his experiences, memories, lessons, ideas, and aphorisms to the samurai Tashiro Tsuramoto, who compiled them under the title Hagakure.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo was a Japanese samurai who dedicated his life to serving the Nabeshima clan.
He is world-renowned as the author of the Hagakure, a fundamental work on the samurai code of conduct.
Born in Saga in 1659, his philosophical legacy has transcended centuries as a guide to Bushido.
Beyond his role as a warrior, he stood out as a prolific writer with over thirty recorded works.
His thought focuses on discipline and ethics, defining the essence of the samurai spirit until his death in 1719.
