Click on the link to download the pdf version of The Book Of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto.

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-=Dojo Kun=-




Japanese translation:

Hitotsu! Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto!
Hitotsu! Makoto no michi o mamoru koto!
Hitotsu! Doryoku no seichin o yashinao koto!
Hitotsu! Reigi o omonzuru koto!
Hitotsu! Kekki no yu o imashimuru koto!

English translation (traditional):

Seek perfection of character!
Be faithful!
Endeavour!
Respect others!
Refrain from violent behaviour!