Bushido

heart; whereas eastern stories exhibit themes that have been implemented in their countries for centuries. Bushido morals are a good exemplar for this. It is interesting to see, when taken out of western context, how these stories can be interpreted and morphed into things that they were never meant to be in various ways. What many people from…

Bushido, or the “way of the warrior,” calls forth the ghosts of Japan’s hallowed samurai class. A class so determined to preserve honor, they would rather stab their own stomachs in ritualistic suicide than live a shamed existence. Bushido is a code of conduct for the samurai of premodern Japan. The word samurai originally meant “one who serves” and referred to men of noble birth assigned to guard members of the Imperial Court. A strong virtue of Bushido was a strict hierarchy that emphasized…

the feelings of other members of the group and often ensures their well being. Saeko, following her familial samurai lineage, strictly follows what can be interpreted as Bushido code; her character, behavioral patterns, and frequent sayings (e.g "it's a man's decision after all") provides evidence of her strict following of Bushido code. Later on, Saeko reveals sadistic tendencies while fighting "them" and later explains to Takashi that she had been that way for a long time before the…

The easiest bushido-like standards to live up to for me would be loyalty to my master because I think loyalty is one of the easier things to follow. One of the big reasons that this standard would be easy to follow is that I respect those who are skilled, old, or have a higher position of power than me. I can also show devotion to my master because of how he affected my life, such as in training me how to fight as a samurai, or teaching me how to read and write and be productive at life. Loyalty…

Mishima’s The Sound of Waves and Medea from Euripides’ Medea strive to maintain and reclaim their honor and dignity through their respective traditional values to acquire their desired objectives. Shinji impeccably lives his life according to the Bushido code values that he consistently portrays relentlessly. Shinji respects the feelings of others as he always takes their level of comfort into consideration. When Hatsue refuses to consummate an intimate relationship before marriage, “Shinji…

conduct called the Bushido Code. Many years ago in Japan, the country had an ethical system called Bushido. The Bushido was the code for the country’s samurais and warrior class. The Bushido has a profound religious affiliation with Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shintoism. The Bushido is a series of eight principles. These eight elements are rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty, and self-control. Even though some samurais may have accepted the Bushido code,…

Japanese feudalism called Bushido code, literally translates into the way of the warrior. The code controls the behavior and protocol of the military guards of the shogun known as Samurai. The book of the samurai, Hagakure, written by Yamamoto Tsunetomo claimed that Bushido code is frequently been compared to the code of chivalry of the European knights with the similar aim to provide a code of honor and rules for living for the country’s armed forces. The philosophy of Bushido is derived from…

for Japan, the samurai and their skill are one of the most notable parts within the Japanese middle ages. Both kinds warriors lived by certain ideas that influenced all their actions and decisions. For Japan, the samurai followed a code known as Bushido. The knights of Europe fought under the code of chivalry. Though both kinds of warriors had…

Samurai. In modern day Japan we can still see many examples of Samurai behaviour through the bushido code and the eight virtues of a Samurai. The Samurai changed Japan’s history by introducing Feudal Japan. This was a period in time were Samurai were in power. The Samurai’s values of the Bushido code were what made the Samurai powerful and seen great to the rest of Japan. In the mid-19th century Bushido was being coming apart of everyday life in Japan which all of the society adapted to…

Timothy Castillo RELS 100 Tuesday 6:30-9:40 Walter Colace Chapter 9 Questions Question 1: To begin with there was the indigenous form of Shinto known Folk Shinto. This religion was a religion that was formed even before Shinto was considered it was during this form of the religion that many traditions were formed that would later be incorporated into the actual religion of Shinto. The important factor of this form of Shinto was the shamanic role that certain women would take known as the Miko.…