Only by combining Musashi Miyamoto in Yoshikawa Eiji with Musashi Miyamoto at the foot of Gao Qiao Mountain can we understand the real Musashi Miyamoto.
Musashi Miyamoto was born in 1584 and died in 1645 in Ohara-CHO, Yingtian County, Okayama Prefecture. He was a strategist, swordsman and painter in the early Edo period. Musashi Miyamoto's life is in the mature period from Toyotomi Hideyoshi's unification of the world to the Tokugawa shogunate's feudal system. He participated in the Battle of the Imperial Garden, the Battle of Osaka, and the Shimahara Rebellion, all of which decided the situation at that time.
13 years old, Musashi Miyamoto defeated Marcy Bingwei in the first duel. 16 years old, defeated Qiu Shan, a strategist of Ma Dan; At the age of 2 1, he went to Beijing to fight with strategists all over the world. From 13 years old to 29 years old, he fought more than 60 times without losing.
Musashi Miyamoto's most well-known duel story is "Rock Island Duel", a duel with the famous swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. This war made Musashi Miyamoto famous in World War I, but when fame and fortune came to him, Musashi Miyamoto chose to re-examine his spiritual path and adjust his life direction.
The duel with Sasaki Kojiro became a turning point for Musashi Miyamoto to get out of his confusion. Dueling is no longer just a contest of martial arts, but a test of the temptation of fame, status and wealth.
Musashi Miyamoto reached the pinnacle of fencing when he was young. But he was not satisfied with the achievements of kendo, and devoted himself to spying on the meaning of life. He used the rest of his life's time and energy, through all kinds of tempering and practice, and finally reached a life realm in balance with his own desires after achieving the unity of sword and Zen.
Musashi Miyamoto constantly walked out of the predicament all his life, challenged himself with practical actions, and showed the world a spirit of cultivating life, controlling desires and mastering destiny.
The life of this legendary soldier is not only his own life, but also a symbol of the times. Although he was born in an era from war to peace, Musashi Miyamoto was able to persevere in the turbulent tide of the times, never giving up, and achieved the ultimate goal from martial arts to humanity.
There are many people who wrote biographies for a generation of "great swordsman" Musashi Miyamoto, among which two are the most outstanding: Yoshikawa Eiji and Xiaoshan Shengqing.
Yoshikawa Eiji is a major writer of Japanese popular literature. He was the winner of the Daily Art Award, Asahi Culture Award and Kikuchi Kuan Award, and was awarded the Cultural Medal for his outstanding contributions. The Japanese also set up the "Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature" in his memory. It is Musashi Miyamoto, a masterpiece written by Ji Chuan with 20 years of painstaking efforts, that established his status as a "national writer".
Yoshikawa Eiji's Musashi Miyamoto is a prequel to The Complete Biography of Musashi Miyamoto. After Musashi Miyamoto became famous at the age of 29 for participating in the decisive battle of Ada Island, Musashi Miyamoto's story came to an abrupt end in Yoshikawa Eiji's works. From his account, we can't know what Yoshikawa Eiji thinks. Perhaps, in Yoshikawa Eiji's eyes, this is enough to record that a reckless teenager in the countryside has grown into a Japanese legend, Musashi Miyamoto, and to show the true "samurai soul".
Musashi Miyamoto after the Rock Flow Island written by Shan Shengqing coincides with Musashi Miyamoto written by Yoshikawa Eiji, and tells the story of Musashi Miyamoto's lost and wandering road after he became famous. In Xiao Shan Sheng Qing's works, Musashi Miyamoto doesn't pay attention to fame and fortune, and the most ordinary happiness, such as love, makes him yearn for it. He just wandered from one place to another, fighting one swordsman and another.
Hill Shengqing's narrative is crisp and neat, without any carelessness. The contest was very exciting and had the charm of "Japanese martial arts novels". His ability to describe big structures, big scenes and many characters is even higher than Yoshikawa Eiji's, and his description of emotions is much more delicate, and he examines the special Japanese history and samurai society with a broad vision.
The Complete Biography of Musashi Miyamoto is the only complete biography of Musashi Miyamoto on the market at present. It's a five-volume hardcover gift box with a poster of Musashi Miyamoto attached.
The gift box is exquisite and elegant. It adopts the cartoon of "Musashi Miyamoto" drawn by the famous Japanese cartoonist Takehiko Inoue, showing the spirit and perseverance of a generation of "great swordsmen" and feeling the real powerful atmosphere.
The exclusive biography of Musashi Miyamoto comes with a paper screen bookmark, which uses gold printing technology. The content is Musashi Miyamoto's five life proverbs: I don't regret my own business; Lighten yourself and value the world; Don't do anything harmful to yourself; Life does not seek pleasure; Everything is independent of others.
Paper screen bookmarks are limited to 600 copies while stocks last.
Read a history, read a spirit, and read the legend of samurai and the meaning of life from The Complete Biography of Musashi Miyamoto.
(Musashi Miyamoto) In the face of tempered people and life, there is no ignorance, superstition and injustice about fate. Instead, we focus on how to improve ourselves in difficulties, do not compromise on people's weakness, and have healthy trust in people's solid toughness.
-Jin Yong