Bushido spirit is the moral standard and philosophy followed by the samurai class in Japanese feudal society, just like chivalry in medieval Europe and China Confucianism in feudal times? Integrity? Similarly, it is one of the foundations of spiritual rule in feudal society.
Strictly speaking, the Bushido spirit originated from the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan. As the terminator of Japan's Warring States period, the Tokugawa shogunate not only acquired major Japanese territories such as Edo and Osaka from the former Toyotomi family, but also inherited the samurai spirit passed down by the samurai class since the Dahua reform.
Some Japanese scholars, represented by Shan Lusu's behavior, combined some specific spirits of Shinto, Japanese Zen and Confucianism with the spirit of Japanese samurai, and gradually developed the spirit of Bushido with loyalty to the monarch and respect for ancestors, concentration, calmness and fear of death as the core and Confucianism as the core. According to the existing historical research, Bushido spirit became a written norm in16th century at the latest.
Bushido spirit, like the ruling thoughts adopted by other feudal dynasties, has also experienced continuous inheritance and changes. According to the different connotations of Bushido spirit, it can be divided into three stages: pre-Edo era, Edo era and post-Meiji Restoration.
Before the edo period in the Tokugawa era, the Japanese samurai spirit was centered on advocating personal honor and family reputation, and was not loyal, and paid attention to personal strength, which made the Warring States period different? Go down? This phenomenon focuses on strengthening the political power of individuals and families. The samurai of this era are also great warlords and politicians, and the typical representatives are Ping Qingsheng, Ashikaga, Akechi Mitsuhide and so on.
During the Edo period, in order to stabilize the society, the Tokugawa shogunate formulated many laws and regulations for the samurai class, instilled the ideas of duty, loyalty to the monarch, gratitude, self-denial, sacrifice and tenacity into the spirit of Bushido, formulated clear guidelines for the outside world, and strictly restricted the behavior of the samurai class. These clear laws and regulations gradually formed the so-called bushido spirit, which objectively promoted the stability of Japanese society. The representatives of this era are Amber Su Xing and Yoshida Song Yin.
After the Meiji Restoration, Japan implemented the policy of equality among the four people and abolishing the sword order in the process of westernization, and the samurai class was greatly weakened. However, with the rise of Japanese militarism, the core of Bushido spirit has been transformed into a complete obedience to the emperor and a fearless life, and has since embarked on the road of no return to serve militarism.
Sword spirit
The story of the sword is that when you meet a skilled swordsman, you should dare to show your sword and fight hard, even if you die by your opponent's sword, it is also the glory of being a swordsman. In short, sword spirit? Is it? Men can be killed, but not humiliated? Spirit, right? Never put up with humiliation and drag out an ignoble existence? Spirit, right? A bloody battle turned a rainbow into a national hero? The spirit of.