Hagakure: Secret Wisdom of the Samurai - Yamamoto Tsunetomo Mystery and Thrillers Beginning with Lesson 3

Beginning with Lesson 3

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Hagakure: Secret Wisdom of the Samurai - Yamamoto Tsunetomo Mystery and Thrillers Beginning with Lesson 3The principal pillars of Bushido the Samurai warrior's code are loyalty, filial piety, bravery and mercy. Tsunetomo Yamamoto, the author of the Hagakure, lived his life based on these principles and was willing to sacrifice his own life for them when his liege and master died. However, Shogunate law forbade Samurai retainers from taking their lives in this way, so Yamamoto became a monk instead spending the last years of his life in seclusion