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The "Dokkōdō" (Japanese: 獨行道) ("The Path of Aloneness", "The Way to Go Forth Alone",
or "The Way of Walking Alone") is a short work written by Miyamoto Musashi a week
before he died in 1645. It consists of 21 precepts. "Dokkodo" was largely composed on the
occasion of Musashi giving away his possessions in preparation for death, and was
dedicated to his favorite disciple, Terao Magonojō (to whom the earlier Go rin no sho [The
Book of Five Rings] had also been dedicated), who took them to heart. "Dokkōdō"
expresses a stringent, honest, and ascetic view of life.
Precepts
7. Never be jealous.
16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
References
Tokitsu, Kenji (2006). Miyamoto Musashi: His Life and Writings. Trans. Sherab Chodzin
Kohn. Weatherhill. ISBN 978-0-8348-0567-5.
External links
The last words of Miyamoto Musashi − An attempt to translate his − "Dokkôdô", paper
written by Teruo MACHIDA, in “Bulletin of Nippon Sport Science University”, Vol. 36,
No. 1, 2006, pp. 105–120 (https://web.archive.org/web/20150406031518/http://library2.
nittai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/11015/1059) (Archived PDF in English [2] (https://web.archiv
e.org/web/20150406031518/http://library2.nittai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/11015/1059/1/41
-2-199-211.pdf) )
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