Samurai

samurai is not a religion.

its a way of life, following Bushido, it's code of conduct.

you're basically asking what was the chivalry religion for kids.

i got my horse after a level on murasami castle...is it? i forgot how to spell it. anyways, it was level one or two in there and also in nene's story mode. i have no idea if theres a certain level or a certain thing you have to do to get it, but i hope this helped. :3

The samurai prefer Shinto (Maybe Mahayana Buddhism) because it is Japanese tradition which was influenced from China mainland in the past.

Zen is a school of Buddhism that is based on an ongoing and immediate (no rationalization required) response to the world. The samurai appreciated the Zen concept of "instantaneous appreciation of the whole", that is they could react immediately to a situation without the analysis of the morality of their actions. Zen study cultivated this ability which was easily translated into immediates defense if attacked, and complete dedication to a course of action once initiated.

9th century to almost the 19th century.

The most expensive sword is a 13th century samurai sword that sold for $418,000 at an auction

The meaning of the word samurai is "To Serve".

They were supposed to do as their Lord says, even if it is stupid or wrong.

no

i think he probably does.

No! Jack never did kill Aku. The last episode made was in 2004 with Jack fighting Aku in human form in a desert like greek seting. At the end of that show, Jack went to take the finale strike that would have killed Aku. Needles to say Aku dodged his sword and flew away say he would be back again...again! The show was not canceled but put on hold. In 2009 their was talk of a movie in the makes but im not sure...

This is only one way :

They used to say Amida ( The Buddha's name ) 70000 times a day. They later changed it to saying his name sincerely once a day, but they had to mean it.

Gun came to japan in the 15th century and were used in some battle by different warlords to great effect.

No. Samurais are from Japan, not Thailand. They Speak Japanese.

If a samurai commits suicide (usually from losing a duel or losing honour) it is called seppuku. It is where a samurai cuts his stomach 8 times to hit all of his organs. In ancient Japan seppuku was the most honorable way to die.

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samurai were the military of pre-industrial japan

Yes they did, it was called witakumi

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Tea bowls and other tea equipment, scrolls, tatami mats.... literally hundreds of things.

A: a samuri's sord was belived to be his soul, and understandibly he would not want to be separted from it.

B: for self defence

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They usually wouldn't, actually. Swords were stored on a stand when in one's own home, blade up, blade tip to the right. While I'm sure some samurai occasionally slept with their swords, it certainly wasn't a normal practice unless sleeping in the field during a campaign.

The carried two katana (katana being a Japanese word, it receives no pluralization). Katana refers to blades in general, the longer of which is called daitou, the shorter is a wakizashi. Also.....They carried a piece of paper (like a napkin/serviette) tucked inside their clothing, a form of etiquette. It was used for everything from carrying a sweet snack or as a wiping instrument (their blades or foreheads). Tossed out when no longer useable. -NekoG

They fought people who were unloyal to the Empire or people who went against their emperor.

-GOLFWANG

A Daimyo had the ability to reward his loyal retainers with land.

Madison dzon created samurai when she was 8 years old .