== == The Bushidō code is typified by seven virtues: * Rectitude
* Courage * Benevolence * Respect * Honesty * Honor
* Loyalty : -Translations from: Random House's Japanese-English,
English-Japanese Dictionary many books and scholarly articles have
been published on the topic of bushido, some books you could read
include * The Last Statement of Torii Mototada * Kuroda Nagamasa *
Nabeshima Naoshige * THE MESSAGE OF MASTER GOKURAKUJI by Hojo
Shigetoki * THE CHIKUBASHO by Shiba Yoshimasa * THE REGULATIONS OF
IMAGAWA RYOSHUN by Imagawa Sadayo * THE SEVENTEEN ARTICLES OF
ASAKURA TOSHIKAGE by Asakura Toshikage * THE TWENTY-ONE PRECEPTS OF
HOJO SOUN by Hojo Nagauji * THE RECORDED WORDS OF ASAKURA SOTEKI by
Asakura Norikage * THE IWAMIZUDERA MONOGATARI by Takeda Shingen *
OPINIONS IN NINETY-NINE ARTICLES by Takeda Nobushige * LORD
NABESHIMA'S WALL INSCRIPTIONS by Nabeshima Naoshige * THE LAST
STATEMENT OF TORII MOTOTADA by Torii Mototada * THE PRECEPTS OF
KATO KIYOMASA by Kato Kiyomasa * NOTES ON REGULATIONS by Kuroda
Nagamasa * The Soul of Japan by Nitobe Inazō * Go Rin No Sho (The
Book of Five Rings) by Miyamoto Musashi * Budoshoshinshu by Taira
Shigesuke Daidōji Yūzan * Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo Here is an
article that will get you started. It also has a number of
references that could be of value.
http://www.aikido-world.com/articles/Bushido-Code%20of%20the%20Warrior-Origins%20of%20Bushido.html
