Question

What are the main elements of Japanese bushido?

Answer 1

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Samurai did not receive land for their services, but they were often paid and given food and lodging. The bushido of the samurai emphasized courage in battle, loyalty to a lord, kindness, and mercy. But the samurai carried loyalty to an extreme through a ritual act of suicide if a samurai failed his lord in battle; he was expected to commit suicide. This suicide involved a samurai using a knife to cut his abdomen, after which an assistant would cut off the warrior’s head.