Hi
" When did samurai start fallowing bushido? Was it in the Edo-era or
before that? Im looking for dates. "
The Samurai never really started following 'Bushido' it was historically a
rather abstract code that only became widely known during the years of WWII
when the Japanese government wanted to give their troops something to fight
for.
Of course...there were no Samurai left for WWII.
Bushido as a concept of code of conduct tends to be likened to western
Chivalry, but whilst Chivalry became an expected tradition amongst the
western aristocratic knighthood it's eastern counterpart was far less
accepted.
Nowadays a lot of martial arts groups have taken up Bushido as a honour code
by which to conduct their affairs, and this causes a lot of confusion.
The historical samurai would generally have been Shinto or Buddhist.
I'm sure there are experts in this matter on here who can elaborate further.
- G.McMaster.
http://www.combative-arts.com
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From: "Ijin Mibu" <
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Subject: bushido
When did samurai start fallowing bushido? Was it in the Edo-era or
before that? Im looking for dates.
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