2022年07月18日
弁慶: The man the myth and maybe a legend
べんけい（BENKEI) lived quite a while ago. Over 900 years ago he lived an incredible life and his death affects modern Japanese people to this day.
His life was really wild. He was a master swordsman in the shogunate of the time, and had a rough personality that intimidated his enemies and associates.
Modern Japanese kids are wild in the home, much to the dismay of their parents. In public though, they act with normal respect for others. The phrase うちべんけい（"Uchi benkei）describes that weird personality of modern kids.
When you are at your wits end, and you must admit defeat, give up, or try no longer, some people will describe it as "dying while standing with arrows wounds". Benkei infamous death is debated by historians, but the image and utility of the metaphor persists in everyday people. To describe that feeling of defeat, you could say (弁慶の立往生, Benkei no Tachi Ōjō)
There are tons of books about the man. I haven't even covered half of the cool things about him. Japanese history is jam-packed with dramatic heroes and villains.
You can get started by reading the wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkei
His life was really wild. He was a master swordsman in the shogunate of the time, and had a rough personality that intimidated his enemies and associates.
Modern Japanese kids are wild in the home, much to the dismay of their parents. In public though, they act with normal respect for others. The phrase うちべんけい（"Uchi benkei）describes that weird personality of modern kids.
When you are at your wits end, and you must admit defeat, give up, or try no longer, some people will describe it as "dying while standing with arrows wounds". Benkei infamous death is debated by historians, but the image and utility of the metaphor persists in everyday people. To describe that feeling of defeat, you could say (弁慶の立往生, Benkei no Tachi Ōjō)
There are tons of books about the man. I haven't even covered half of the cool things about him. Japanese history is jam-packed with dramatic heroes and villains.
You can get started by reading the wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkei
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