Bushidō

of these articles is concerned with the Japanese term Bushidō. For the German RWSby see Bushido (RWSby).

Bushidō (jap. 武士道, dt. Away the Kriegers), is a philosophy of the old Samurai from Japan. It is an advancement of the philosophy of the Budō,with the activity and tasks of a Samurai one co-ordinated. It concerns itself mainly with the absolute loyalty of the Samurai and/or. to leave bushi in relation to his Daimyō (prince) and the readiness for this and the values of the Bushidō its life. The Samurai andthe life way Bushidō were highly recognition, not least because the Samurai the highest caste of the Japanese system to the most diverse epochs of Japanese history represented. In this connection one uses the Kōhai - synonym for the term pupil or learning.

1 background
- 1,1 the sievedTo virtues
2 the five principal claims
3 Bushido today
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5 literature
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background

for the Samurai was natural it to make beside the war handicraft also training in the ranges art, science, religion and philosophy (文武両道 bumbu ryōdō, dt. both ways of literature and war (skunst)). In the first place loyalty however always stood to the leaning gentleman. The Samurai developed a strict code of practice, that and. A. the seven virtues of a Kriegers (Bushi) contained. This Kodex was the basis for all behaviors, also inprivate sector. Offences against this code of ethics were felt as dishonorable. The shame against the Bushido to have offended often led to the ritual Suizid, the Seppuku.

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the seven virtues

Gi (義): Sincerity and justice
Yu (勇): Courage
Jin (仁): Quality
Rei (礼): Politeness
Makoto (誠) or seemed (信): Truth and truthfulness
Meiyo (名誉): Chūgi
honours (忠義): Faithful ones

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the five principal claims

the five principal claims of the Bushidos, which are summarized also under the term Dojokun, were:

Faithful
loyalty in relation to your ruler and homeland love
loyalty andAttention for parents
loyalty to you, diligence
politeness
love
modesty
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bravery
hardness and cold-bloodedness
patience and perseverance
Schlagfertigkeit
openness and sincerity
honouring feeling
justice
simplicity
purity

some religiously oriented writings arrange the Bushidō also into seven virtues (original, s.o.), according to the sieved large Kami of the Shintoismus: Honesty, courage, sympathy, politeness, Ehrhaftigkeit, sincerity and loyalty.

From the philosophy of the Bushidō all combat arts followed, which are implemented with the weapons of the Samurai. In addition belong:

also: Ju-Jutsu and Aikido

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Bushido today

ways thatDemand for an unconditional subjecting of the individual under a prince or higher values is regarded no longer up-to-date Bushido particularly in the western society of many than. Bushido has today however quite still its meaning in the traditional Japanese combat arts. In the sporty argumentthe opponent is not to be regarded therefore as an enemy. He is to be seen rather as a friend, it to one made possible to test its own abilities.

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