A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism
The knightly cult of the Japanese Middle Ages which produced the finest swordsmen and some of the finest warrior minds in history.
In the Kamakura period (1185–1335) the Japanese genius, says Suzuki, went either to priesthood or soldiery. From the blend of the two, the warrior trained in spirit as well as body in the service of his Lord, came the spirit of Bushidō.
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