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Bu-shi-do
a code of daily lining for the fighting nobles. Bushido encompassed
a system of moral principles. Those instructed in the code were
expected to discipline themselves according to it. One studied
with the master and copied him.
Bushido
means literally ( Military-Knight-Ways ) the ways which fighting
nobles should observe in their daily life as well as in their
vocation.
It
is true courage to live when it is right to live, and to die only
when it is right to die.
The
feeling of distress is the root of benevolence
Part
of the Japanese way of life is politeness, courtesy and excellent
manners.
Dishonor
is like a scar on a tree, which time, instead of effacing, only
helps to enlarge.
A vivid
consciousness of personal dignity is implicit in the word honor.
The
sense of shame was regarded as one of the earliest indications
of moral consciousness. Disobedience to a code or to a superior
produced feelings of guilt and shame.
The
basic framework of Bushido consists of chi ( wisdom ), Jin ( benevolence
) and you ( courage ).
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