Musashi vs Inshun

Inshun was a Buddhist monk, head of the Hōzōin temple, and guardian of all the temples of Nara, who founded a school of Sōjutsu called Hōzōin-ryū. In'ei was a connoisseur of the martial arts, having practiced Nen-ryū under Toda Yosaemon and Iizasa Chōisai Ienao's Katori Shinto-ryū. In'ei was noted for having arranged the meeting between Kamiizumi Ise no kami Nobutsuna and Yagyū Sekishusai Muneyoshi, being the catalyst for the creation of Yagyū Shinkage-ryū.

He passed on leadership of the school to other Buddhist monks of his order, including Hōzōin Inshun (1589-1648), Hōzōin Insei (1624-1689), Hōzōin Infū (1682-1731), and Hōzōin Inken (1746-1808).

The school was revived and updated in the nineteenth century by Takeda Sōkaku (1858-1943), who introduced the use of bamboo practice swords (shinai).

In'ei and his school feature in the manga series Vagabond, in which he has retired as master of Hōzōin-ryū, only to train Miyamoto Musashi to defeat his successor.


자기 성격에 못이겨 성을 탈출하게 되고, 성주인 Ikeda Terumasa는 그런 무사시의 기개를 높이 평가함.

그리고 미야모토 무사시라는 이름을 지어준다.

무사시는 강자들과 승부하기 위해 우선 Yoshioka Seijuro를 찾아가서 대결을 신청하지만 무참히 실패, 간신히 목숨을 건져 스스로 고행을 하며 실력을 키운다.

그 후 Seijuro에 앞서 호조인의 인슌이라는 승려에 대결을 신청하게 되는데..