Bushido. Samurai Code

Busido - the path of a warrior is the philosophy of life and the practice of fulfilling the duty of a samurai. The ancient Japanese tradition of impeccable fulfillment of the duty with the dignity of the aristocrat, the fidelity of the servant, the fearlessness of the warrior and the foresight of the official demanded from the very remarkable abilities, versatile education and zeal in improvement. To be perfect in order to give a perfect life and die with dignity - this is the purpose of the samurai.
The texts from which this collection is compiled are the most authoritative works that contain instructions to young samurai, a presentation of their own experience and reflects the philosophy of those times. Their authors are the famous Samurai Didodi Yuzan, Yamamoto Tsunetomo and the Zen mentor Takuan Soho