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[[File:Samourai photo 1867 PD.jpg|thumb|Samurai, photo 1867.]]
 
'''Bushido''' is the [[Samurai]] code of honor.
 
'''Bushido''' is the [[Samurai]] code of honor.
 
It is named after the '''Bushi''' or '''Buke''', a class of warriors in [[Japan]] who were not [[noble]]s but who nevertheless held an honorable position.
 
It is named after the '''Bushi''' or '''Buke''', a class of warriors in [[Japan]] who were not [[noble]]s but who nevertheless held an honorable position.
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The Bushido and their way of life thrived until the late 1800s.
  
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It was a way of life for the them, more than just a code. Bushido had several points that it greatly stressed:
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==See also==
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* [[Chivalry]]
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* [[Martial arts]]: [[Tai Chi]], [[Aikido]], [[Kung Fu]], [[Jujutsu]], [[Judo]], [[Aikijutsu]], [[Tae Kwon Do]], [[Karate]]
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* [[Lao Tzu]], [[Taoism]] and the [[Tao Te Ching]]
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* [[Qi]] or [[Prana]]
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* [[Meditation]]
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* [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]] [[meditation]], Bushido and the Martial Arts
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* [[Feng Shui]]
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* [[Yoga]]
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* [[Exercise]] and [[Sports]]
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* [[Confucianism]]
  
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*[[Loyalty]]
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==References==
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*[[Self sacrifice]]
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*[[Justice]]
 
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*Sense of [[shame]]
 
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*Refined [[manners]]
 
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*[[Purity]]
 
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*[[Modesty]]
 
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*[[Frugality]]
 
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*[[Martial]] spirit
 
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*[[Honor]]
 
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*[[Affection]]
 
  
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The Bushido and their honorable way of life thrived until the late 1800's.
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==External links==
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*[http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/content.php/33-The-Beginners-Guide-to-Bushido/view/3 The Beginner's Guide to Bushido]
  
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Latest revision as of 06:07, January 31, 2019

Samurai, photo 1867.

Bushido is the Samurai code of honor. It is named after the Bushi or Buke, a class of warriors in Japan who were not nobles but who nevertheless held an honorable position. The Bushido and their way of life thrived until the late 1800s.

See also

References

External links