Koto: Legends Arise/Code of Bushido

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I. Rectitude or Justice

Rectitude is one’s power to decide upon a course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering; to die when to die is right, to strike when to strike is right.

II. Courage

Perceiving what is right and doing it not reveals a lack of Courage.

III. Benevolence or Mercy

Love, magnanimity, affection for others, sympathy and pity, are traits of Benevolence, the highest attribute of the human soul.

IV. Politeness

Politeness should be the expression of a benevolent regard for the feelings of others

V. Honesty and Sincerity

Speak with honesty, think with sincerity, and act with integrity.

VI. Honor

True patience means bearing the unbearable.

VII. Loyalty

Personal fidelity exists among all sorts of men: a gang of pickpockets swears allegiance to its leader. But only in the code of chivalrous Honor does Loyalty assume paramount importance.

VIII. Character and Self-Control

The best fighter is never angry.