Fudo Satoshi Shimmyo Roku / Futo Omone Ki / Reiro Shu (Chiku Ma Gakugei Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Fudo Chishin Myo Roku" is one of the three major books on the art of war, along with "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi and "Hyoho Ie Densho" by Yagyu Munenori. It was written by Sawan Sopeng, a Zen monk who was born into a samurai family but attained Buddhist enlightenment and became the abbot of Daitokuji Temple. It is the first book to teach "Ken-Zen-Innyo," which means that swordsmanship training is nothing but training of the mind, and it explains the movements of the mind and body to cope with not only battles but also all other situations. It was given to Yagyu Munenori Yagyu, the Shogun's chief instructor in swordsmanship, and thus became the sacred text of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, but it is also widely read by other schools such as Ono-ha Itto Ryu, and was a favorite of Yamaoka Tesshu, the sword saint of the late Edo period. The "Ta-aki" (The Book of Ta-aki), which is also included in the book, shows how an ordinary person can become a master of the sword without becoming an ordinary person. The "Reiroku-shu" explains how our vision is clouded by our sensible mind.

宮本武蔵の『五輪書』、柳生宗矩の『兵法家伝書』とならぶ三大兵法書の一つ『不動智神妙録』。書いたのは武士の家に生まれながらも得度し、大徳寺住持となった禅僧・沢庵宗彭。剣の修行は心の修行に他ならないという「剣禅一如」が初めて説かれた一書で、戦いのみならず万事に対処できる心と体の動きが解説されている。将軍家剣術指南・柳生宗矩に授けられたことから柳生新陰流の聖典となったが、小野派一刀流など他の流派でも広く読まれ、幕末の剣聖・山岡鉄舟も愛読した。併録した『太阿記』は凡人が凡人のまま剣の達人になる道筋を示したもの。『玲瓏集』はわれわれの視野がいかに分別心によって曇らされているかを説く。