Kendo

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

Kiyota, Minoru

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Routledge

Beyond Loyalty is the powerful and inspiring story of a young man whose life and education were rudely disrupted by the U.S. government's imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Few Japanese Americans have written so frankly about the humiliation they felt during World War II. Moreover, Kiyota is perhaps the first "renunciant" to share publicly the mental anguish that led to and resulted from his decision to relinquish his U.S. citizenship. Further, as a "kibei nisei"--one of a small group of Japanese Americans who spent part of their childhood in Japan--Kiyota writes from the vantage point of an individual who is at home in two very different languages and cultures. Recent events such as the Gulf War have made it all too clear that there is still much to be learned about democracy's treatment of its ethnic minorities. By putting a human face on issues of constitutional rights that arise in time of crisis, this absorbing account deserves a wide readership.

Beyond Loyalty: The Story of a Kibei

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

University of Hawaii Press

Tantric concept of bodhicitta: A Buddhist experiential philosophy (an exposition based upon the Mah⁻avairocana-s⁻utra, Bodhicitta-ś⁻astra and Sokushin-j⁻obutsu-gi)

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

South Asian Area Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

This book presents a survey of the background, philosophy, and basic doctrines of Tantric Buddhism in Japan in the form of the Shingon tradition. In this work a careful balance is maintained between the theory of Shingon, its iconographic representation in the form of the mandala and the practice of the path to Buddhahood.

Shingon Buddhism: Theory and Practice

Buddhist Books Intl

Kendo is the art of swordsmanship that was cultivated by the samurai in medieval Japan and it is an increasingly popular martial art studied in the West today. While most books on kendo focus primarily on kata, or the traditional movements or forms, The Shambhala Guide to Kendo provides a succinct overview of the art as a whole: its historical significance, spiritual teachings, and how it can be used by practitioners today as a means of strengthening the body and mind. The Shambhala Guide to Kendo (previously published in hardcover as Kendo: Its Philosophy, History, and Means to Personal Growth by Kegan Paul International, 1995), covers everything from the details of practice—such as strikes, shouts, and stances—to the history and philosophy of Japanese swordsmanship, including an overview of bushido, the code of the samurai. The author also demonstrates how the development of Buddhism influenced two important schools of Japanese swordsmanship. The Shambhala Guide to Kendo includes discussions of: • Kendo as an expression of complete body-mind integration • The historical development of kendo from the twelfth century to today • The cultivation of the "mind of no-mind" in kendo, a state of egolessness and fearlessness • The Buddhist "infrastructure" of kendo • The practice of kendo meditation • The significance of the dojo, or hall of practice The Shambhala Guide to Kendo also provides a useful glossary that includes the Japanese and English rendering of key terms and an informative list of ryu (or school) lineages. This accessible overview of the art will appeal to students of traditional Japanese culture as well as kendo practitioners.

The Shambhala Guide to Kendo: Its Philosophy, History, and Spiritual Dimension

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Shambhala

A collection of three important esotheric texts: The Sutra of the Vow etc. (Taisho 243) depicts an ideal being, Vajrasattva, in its universal drama and offers a pathway to transformation and salvation; in its Japanese version, this text is used extensively in the Shingon tradition. The Matanga Sutra (Taisho 1300) presents the story of Prakiti and her love for the monk, Ananda, told in the present, in the karma of the past, and in the insights of the Buddha. The Bodhicitta Sastra (Taisho 1665), while brief, remains one of the most important sastras in the Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism.

Esoteric Texts: The Sutra of the Vow of Fulfilling the Great Perpetual Enjoyment and Benefitting All Sentient Beings Without Exception; The Matanga ... The Bodhicitta Sastra (Bkd English Tripitaka)

Miyata, Taisen

Giebel, Rolf W.

BDK America

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