Book Review "Miyamoto Musashi"

Take advantage of the holidays, record some of the previous thoughts and feelings, and it is time to rest.

1. Dependent Arising

Last year, I traveled to the Kansai region of Japan: Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto. It was very touching. Especially for Kyoto, I can't see enough and walk enough. Here's a little bit to add to my wife's travel style (or habits): we generally don't do too much planning with tour groups, but book plane tickets and hotels to kill directly, and then buy a tourist map, live in the city, and wander around for a few days. Therefore, just now, I said, "Not enough to see, not enough to go" - these are not arranged by the tour guide, but found by themselves. After that, I reluctantly returned and bought some books at the bookstore, hoping to see more things related to Kyoto. I read two books at the time. One is Yasunari Kawabata's "Ancient Capital", and the other (actually six) is "Miyamoto Musashi". From the book, look at what happened in Kyoto and the streets we just walked through. This is "dependent arising."

2. Book Reviews

Bottom line: Very good novel. On the one hand, it is "very good", the plot is more attractive, and the story is full of positive energy. The novel was originally published in a newspaper series, in order to attract readers to continue to read, so the plot is quite attractive. This is similar to the situation in which Jin Yong wrote the novel at the beginning, and the result is similar. On the other hand, it is a "novel", and it is not history. In other words, the "Miyamoto Musashi" here is miyamoto Musashi in the author's mind. So in the author's mind, what does Miyamoto Musashi look like? To put it simply, it is the person who constantly pursues the "Tao" in his heart - to pursue the kendo and train the strongest sword; to pursue humanity and hone his heart; to pursue the tao of heaven for the benefit of the people. In the six books, full of positive energy. There was once a painter who, before becoming famous, was poor and thought of committing suicide. However, after seeing this novel before committing suicide, especially when Miyamoto Musashi accepted the challenge of Yoshioka Kazumon, but his feet were infected and inflamed, Musashi's inner stubbornness climbed to the top of the mountain... This plot inspired the painter, and later he did not commit suicide, and later he became famous.

In fact, there are always all kinds of difficulties and worries in our lives. Think of it from the author's point of view: think of life as a process of seeking enlightenment. When you have difficulties, think about it: What can I learn from it? Ask yourself one more thing: Can you do better? I think this is the main spirit of this novel.

3. Miyamoto Musashi

Before and after reading this novel, I have also read some other materials, so let's restore Miyamoto Musashi in my heart.

(1) Jianhao

This "howe" word is used particularly appropriately, more is intentional, it is difficult to say. I think the main thing is that Miyamoto Musashi focuses on "victory and defeat" rather than "kendo" in the competition.

One example is Miyamoto Musashi's duel with Yoshioka's Nobuchirō. Before that, Miyamoto Musashi had already killed his brother Kiyoshijiro Yoshioka in a duel, and Yoshioka's revenge was fought this time. The location was chosen in Kyoto's temple, The Lotus King's Temple (also known as the Thirty-Three Halls, which we have been to, and there is a large open space in front of the hall), and the weapon is a wooden sword. During the duel, Miyamoto Musashi grabbed Yoshioka's wooden sword and broke his opponent's skull with his own wooden sword (this is a historical fact, and the plot in the novel is different from this). - In principle, the wooden sword also represents the sword and should not be grasped by hand. Yoshioka Nobuchiro would never have thought miyamoto Musashi would do this. In Miyamoto Musashi's view, whether it is a wooden sword or a real sword, it is a weapon in the hand, and there is no rule on how to use the weapon. Therefore, Musashi was interested in the "victory or defeat of the duel"; the "constraint" in Yoshioka's mind was more "victory and defeat in kendo".

The incident also led directly to a duel between dozens of Yoshioka Ichimon and Miyamoto Musashi at Ichijō-ji Temple in Kyoto — or a "group fight" more appropriately. Yoshioka's idea is simple: since you don't follow the rules, we don't have to follow the rules, let it die and then hurry. But the results were jaw-dropping: 1+1 didn't >1, and in fact Miyamoto Musashi single-handedly almost defeated dozens of people in Yoshioka.

(2) The Battle of Yanliu Island

The novel depicts Sasaki Kojiro as a famous fisherman, and Miyamoto Musashi is forced to fight with one. In fact, it's almost the opposite. As a genius in swordsmanship, Sasaki Kojiro became famous in his early years, had the "Tsubame Return" stunt, and had many disciples. Miyamoto Musashi, on the other hand, was far inferior to his rivals in terms of fame. The reason why Miyamoto Musashi challenged Kojiro was also to become famous. Therefore, it is Musashi who sells fame and reputation. Of course, it was Musashi who won in the end.

Judging from this battle, Musashi Katsumi was a "warrior" in terms of war. Kojiro, like Yoshioka, believes that dueling is the height of swordsmanship. Musashi, on the other hand, still values the final victory and defeat, and makes some tactical preparations for this:

(a) Deliberately being late and psychologically making the other party anxious

(b) Exchange of weapons:

Kojiro is good at using the Notai Sword, which is more than three feet long and has a wide range of attacks. Musashi usually specializes in using double knives (creating two first-class knives). Musashi deliberately gave up his weapon and instead used Yoshimura's wooden knife, which was longer than Kotaro's. Moreover, the wooden knife was deliberately soaked with seawater, which was heavier and more powerful. Kojiro's description, on the other hand, was that he temporarily cut a oar as a weapon to show contempt for the duel.

(c) Concealed weapons

It is said that Musashi carried the wooden knife behind his back and deliberately prevented Kojiro from seeing the length of the sword.

In short, before Kojiro could use his unique trick "Yan Hui", he was killed by Musashi's knife - it is said that Musashi first broke Kojiro's ribs, and then the second blow shattered the skull. The warrior pk swordsman, the warrior wins.

finish.