Code+of+Bushido

=Code of Bushido=

The Code of Bushido was a document that guided the samurai. It was known as "The Way of the Samurai" or "The Way of the Warrior." It originated and predominated in Japan. It contained many Buddhist, Shinto, and Daoist qualities and ideals. The warrior code focused on family honor and death rather than defeat or retreat. A sacred practice of self sacrifice (suicide) was known as seppuku. Literally seppukumeans disembowelment. Also known as hara-kiri meaning belly splitting. It was a type of chivalric code (in some ways similar to the one that evolved in Europe). This code was a central part of the lives of the Samurai living in Japan.



Created by: Allie Pinosky 11.06.08 Edited by Danielle Fishman on 11/9/08 Edited by Becca Ellison 11/9/08 Edited by Clare Wolf 11.10.08