Kurikara: The Sword And The Serpent
by John Maki Evans /
2010 / English / EPUB
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In
InMikkyo
Mikkyo—Japanese esoteric Buddhism—the dragon Kurikara
symbolizes the internal energy developed through sword practice.
Kurikara is a manifestation of the fierce bodhisattva Fudo Myo O,
the patron of ascetics and warriors in Japan, who uses his sword to
destroy delusions and sever attachments. Fudo’s sword represents
the gaining of discriminative power and decisiveness—the ability to
cut through illusion and attachment. This leads to the development
of an inner energy that allows one to “burn up” all obstacles to
spiritual freedom.
—Japanese esoteric Buddhism—the dragon Kurikara
symbolizes the internal energy developed through sword practice.
Kurikara is a manifestation of the fierce bodhisattva Fudo Myo O,
the patron of ascetics and warriors in Japan, who uses his sword to
destroy delusions and sever attachments. Fudo’s sword represents
the gaining of discriminative power and decisiveness—the ability to
cut through illusion and attachment. This leads to the development
of an inner energy that allows one to “burn up” all obstacles to
spiritual freedom.Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent
Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent sets out the eight basic
principles of swordsmanship common to all Japanese sword schools,
emphasizing the cultivation of power and mental focus. Accomplished
martial artist John Evans provides practical examples from his
experience with the sword arts as well as
sets out the eight basic
principles of swordsmanship common to all Japanese sword schools,
emphasizing the cultivation of power and mental focus. Accomplished
martial artist John Evans provides practical examples from his
experience with the sword arts as well asMikkyo
Mikkyo and
andshugendo
shugendo (mountain asceticism). The first foreign student to
train with Nakamura Taisaburo sensei—widely acknowledged as the
master of the sword art
(mountain asceticism). The first foreign student to
train with Nakamura Taisaburo sensei—widely acknowledged as the
master of the sword artbattodo
battodo—Evans clearly explains how
skill such as Nakamurua sensei’s can be systematically developed
through
—Evans clearly explains how
skill such as Nakamurua sensei’s can be systematically developed
throughtanren
tanren, exercises that meld “inner” and “outer”
power. Filled with fascinating anecdotes from Evans’s training in
Japan,
, exercises that meld “inner” and “outer”
power. Filled with fascinating anecdotes from Evans’s training in
Japan,Kurikara
Kurikara is a useful, inspiring guide to Japanese
sword practice and its spiritual underpinnings.
is a useful, inspiring guide to Japanese
sword practice and its spiritual underpinnings.
