The Bushido Code

The Bushido Code, the “way of the samurai” is the meaning of Bushido. People should be using the Bushido Code for their own lives. The Bushido has eight virtues, for an example; rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty, and self-control. The first argument is people should use the Bushido Code, even though it means the “way of the warrior” but it doesn’t have to apply to be a warrior.
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The combination of these schools of thought and religions has formed the code of warrior values known as Bushido”. Bushido is connected with the four religions and the eight virtues are connected with the four religions, thus making the samurai follow the Bushido. Buddhism is a religion of after death, if a person dies during some circumstances, the person will be reincarnated into another life. Zen is a religion of meditation, teaches the samurai to focus and not describe anything with words, in the second hand, it teaches the samurai to “know thyself” in order to not overlimit the man who is in battle. Shintoism is a religion of loyalty and patriotism. Loyalty in Shintoism will make the samurai to be loyal to his subordinates and his superiors during the time of war. Patriotism is the way to protect what is right for the people, making the samurai to defend its culture or religious traditions from anything erational circumstances. Lastly is Confucianism is the religion of relationships, teaching the samurai to have good relationship with his people, example; father to son, master to apprentice, husband to wife, and other
The first part is saying that the modern today Japan, it’s military is using the virtues of Bushido to have respect towards their superiors and to their President of Japan. Even during WW2 where the Japanese fighters kamikaze enemy vehicles and also when they are defeated during battle by decapitating their heads. The second part is saying that when the samurai were erased from Japan, Bushido was forgotten but they come up with the Imperial Bushido Code. The Imperial Bushido was used in World War 2 and is still being used today because it is exactly the same concept as the original Bushido Code but the military wants it to be more ferocious and contributed with the