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"Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than cherry blossom" are the opening words to Inazo Nitobe's Bushido. It was 1900 and Inazo, a Japanese academic living in the USA, had been prompted to write the book after an American professor had wondered how the Japanese imparted moral education on their children if schools didn't offer any religious instruction. The answer, Inazo realised, was through Bushido. Bushido is the chivalric code of moral principles that the Samurai followed: rectitude, courage, benevolence, respect, honesty, honour and loyalty. Influenced by Confucianism, Shinto and Zen Buddhism, it tempers the violence of a warrior with wisdom and serenity. Alongside Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Machiavelli's The Prince, Inazo's book has become influential among military and corporate leaders looking for ways to manage their people and overcome their opponents. Beautifully produced in a handy pocket format, Bushido: The Code of the Samurai includes the classic Inazo Nitobe text with a new introduction and colourful illustrations throughout. It will appeal to anyone interested in leadership, the code of the Samurai and Japanese culture.
Contents
Preface
Note on the Author
1. Bushido as an Ethical System
2. Sources of Bushido
3. Rectitude or Justice
4. Courage, the Spirit of Daring and Bearing
5. Benevolence, the Feeling of Distress
6. Politeness
7. Veracity or Truthfulness
8. Honour
9. The Duty of Loyalty
10. Education and Training of a Samurai
11. Self-Control
12. The Institutions of Suicide and Redress
13. The Sword, the Soul of the Samurai
14. The Training and Position of Woman
15. The Influence of Bushido
16. Is Bushido Still Alive?
17. The Future of Bushido
