num_pages: 107
description: Miyamoto Musashi's Go Rin no Sho or the book of five rings, is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra.The five "books" refer to the idea that there are different elements of battle, just as there are different physical elements in life, as described by Buddhism, Shinto, and other Eastern religions. Through the book Musashi defends his a man who conquers himself is ready to take it on on the world, should need arise.
language: English
title: Book of Five Rings
titlecomplete: Book of Five Rings
genres: Military Fiction, History, Classics, Japan, Philosophy, Japanese Literature, War, Business, Martial Arts, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 48994
places: Japan
publisher: Bantam Books