Why use the name 'Bushido' of Safety?
Bushidō, literally meaning "the way of the warrior", is a Japanese word for the way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. "Bushido" is a modern term rather than a historical one. The "way" itself originates from the samurai moral values, most commonly stressing some combination of frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor until death.
Born from Neo-Confucianism during times of peace in Tokugawa Japan and following Confucian texts, Bushido was also influenced by Shinto and Zen Buddhism, allowing the violent existence of the samurai to be tempered by wisdom and serenity. Bushidō developed between the 16th and 20th centuries, debated by pundits who believed they were building on a legacy dating back to the 10th century, although some scholars have noted that the term bushidō itself is "rarely attested in premodern literature".
Under the Tokugawa Shogunate, some aspects of warrior values became formalized into Japanese feudal law. The word was first used in Japan during the 17th century.
It came into common usage in Japan and the West after the 1899 publication of Nitobe Inazō's Bushido: The Soul of Japan. In Bushido (1899), Nitobe wrote: ...Bushidō, then, is the code of moral principles which the samurai were required or instructed to observe.... More frequently it is a code unuttered and unwritten.... It was an organic growth of decades and centuries of military career. In order to become a samurai this code has to be mastered.
Eight virtues of Bushidō (as envisioned by Nitobe Inazo) The Bushidō code is typified by eight virtues:
Righteousness (義 gi?)
Courage (勇 yū?)
Benevolence (仁 jin?)
Respect (礼 rei?)
Sincerity (誠 makoto?)
Honor (名誉 meiyo?)
Loyalty (忠義 chūgi?)
Self-Control (自制 jisei?)
The associated virtues are:
Filial piety (孝 kō?)
Wisdom (智 chi?)
Fraternal Respect (悌 tei?)
