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THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI, Bushido, The Soul of Japan

At the turn of the twentieth century, a Japanese scholar sought to answer a simple but disarming question posed by a European friend: “If your schools teach no religion, how then do you teach morality?” His answer became one of the most illuminating books ever written about the spiritual code of Japan. Bushido: The Soul of Japan reveals the inner creed of the samurai—the unwritten law that shaped a civilization, governed its warriors, and infused its art, courtesy, and courage with sacred purpose. Inazo Nitobé writes not as an exotic mystic, but as a bridge between East and West—explaining how Japan’s chivalry, born of Zen calm and Shinto reverence, found its noblest expression in honor, loyalty, and self-mastery. This is more than a study of ethics; it is a portrait of a national soul still shining beneath the armor of time.