Yamamoto Tsunetomo | |
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山本 常朝 | |
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Born | June 11, 1659 Japan |
Died | November 30, 1719 | (aged 60)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Samurai, philosopher, writer |
Yamamoto Tsunetomo (山本 常朝), Buddhist monastic name Yamamoto Jōchō (June 11, 1659 – November 30, 1719), was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige.[1][2] He became a Zen Buddhist priest and relayed his experiences, memories, lessons, ideas, and aphorisms to the samurai Tashiro Tsuramoto , who compiled them under the title Hagakure.