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Bushid333;: The soul of Japan. Complete edition by Inazo Nitobe.
The best text to understand the soul and the engine of this people through the samurai philosophy that makes every single gesture perfect and pushes determination to the extreme sacrifice. To understand the reason why today, both as an individual and especially as collective, the Japanese system still can emerge in the world.
What is Bushid333;?
Bushido, literally the way of the warrior, is the ethical code that the knights of the Japanese army had to observe both in the exercise of their profession and in private life. It is based on the 7 cardinal virtues of the Japanese people (and in particular of the samurai) such as rectitude, courage, benevolence, empathy, courtesy, sincerity, honour, loyalty and self-control. It is not the result of the work of a single mind, but a ’collection’ of precepts of the military caste of the country transmitted orally and later fixed on paper. All this is masterfully divulged to a foreign audience by Inazo Nitobe, a Japanese who had had many contacts with the West and who also lived in Germany and the United States. ’Bushido, the Soul of Japan’ is now considered a classic, a benchmark to explain Japan to the rest of the world.
Inside tou will find :
Bushido as an Ethical System
Sources of Bushido
Rectitude or Justice
Courage, the Spirit of Daring and Bearing
Benevolence, the Feeling of Distress
Politeness
Veracity or Truthfulness
Honor
The Duty of Loyalty
Education and Training of a Samurai
Self-Control
The Institutions of Suicide and Redress
The Sword, the Soul of the Samurai
The Training and Position of Woman
The Influence of Bushido
Is Bushido Still Alive?
The Future of Bushido |
