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Samurai code, way of warrior The Bushidō code's typified by 7-8 virtues: Rectitude (義 gi?) Courage (勇氣 yūki) Benevolence (仁 jin) Respect (禮 rei) Honesty (誠 makoto) Honour (名誉 meiyo) Loyalty (忠義 chūgi) Associated virtues Filial piety (孝 kō) Wisdom (智 chi) Care for the aged (悌 tei) http://www.artofmanliness.com/2008/09/14/the-bushido-code-the-eight-virtues-of-the-samurai/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRrckyRrG20 last samurai stance for motherhood gladstone4?
Samurai holding a naginata and wearing a hachi gane (forehead protector) and kusari katabira (chain armor jacket).
"There is nothing outside of yourself that can enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself." - Miyamoto Musashi
Samurai Shibuzawa Heikurou
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This Kanji is read as "BU" in Japanese. It means "wild soul"or"strong mind". The owner of "BU" is "Bushi:武士" or "Samurai:侍".
Samurai holding an odachi.
Samurai from the Satsuma clan, Boshin war era, late 1800s.