Cody Mosblech Research Question: How did Zen Buddhism affect the Samurai bushido Tentative Answer: Zen

Buddhism affected the samurai bushido by em hasi!in" disci line and order# allowin" for the strict structure resent durin" the To$u"awa era% The Best Abe# Masao# and Steven Heine% Zen and Comparative Studies: Part Two of a Two-Volume Sequel to Zen and Western Thought% Honolulu# Hawaii: &niversity of Hawai'i (ress# )**+% (rint% This source's rimary focus is Zen in ,a an% Because it is so "eneral# only a small ortion of it is dedicated to Zen and the Samurai% An even smaller ortion is related to it and the codes of the samurai% This source will be most useful in describin" how Zen became art of Samurai culture in "eneral# not in s ecifics of Zen and Bushido% -e""ett# Trevor% Zen and the Ways% -ondon: Routled"e and .% (aul# )*+/% (rint% This boo$ is all about Zen's influence on samurai code and lifestyle% 0t does not directly relate to my research 1uestion as it is about Zen's influence durin" the .ama$ura eriod% However# this information is critical in understandin" the ori"ins of the samurai code that became written as Bushido# and Zen's influence on that# ma$in" this an im ortant source% 2itobe# 0na!o% Bushido: The Soul of apan% )3 ed% 2ew 4or$: 5%(% (utnam's Sons# )*36% (rint% This source is all about Bushido% 0t includes e7tensive information on where the content and name come from# as well as the influences ,a anese reli"ion had on its formation includin" Zen Buddhism% This is my stron"est source# because the ideas discussed in len"th answer my research 1uestion directly% 2u$ariya# .aiten% The !eligion of the Samurai% -ondon: .e"an (aul 8# 933:% (rint% This source discusses much about how Zen affected samurai lifestyle and the codes that became $nown as Bushido% 0t does not "o into "reat detail on why and how Zen had that influence% This is a stron" source that directly relates both arts of my research 1uestion% Su!u$i# ;%T%# and <illiam Barrett% Zen Buddhism% 5arden City# 2ew 4or$: Anchor Boo$s# )*6=% (rint% This boo$ is one of my main sources% 0t is a collection of writin"s by Su!u$i# who is famous for s readin" !en to the west in the 93th century% 0t distin"uishes Zen from the "eneral ideas of buddhism# and discusses how Zen affected samurai culture% 0t does not directly discuss Zen's affect on bushido# but a com arative analysis of those ideas and the main ideas of bushido should be relatively easy to ma$e%

The Rest Ames# Ro"er T%% >Bushido: Mode or ?thic@%> Cal Poly College of "i#eral $rts% 2% %# n%d% <eb% 9/ Act% 93)B% Chtt :DDcla%cal oly%eduDEbmoriDsyllDHumB)3Fa anDBushido%htmlG% This is an essay written by a rofessor at the &niversity of Hawaii# and hosted on the California (olytechnic humanities de artment website% 0t discusses what bushido is# where it comes from# and briefly discusses the factors that influenced it as it develo ed# includin" !en buddhism% (robably not a main source for my a er# but the information is relevant and worth includin"% Bodiford# <illiam M%# and .arl H% Hriday% >Medieval Reli"ion%> apan emerging: Premodern %istory to &'()% Boulder# Colo%: <estview (ress# 93)9% 99:% (rint% This boo$ is a collection of scholarly essays com iled and edited by .arl Hriday% 0t covers a hu"e ortion of ,a anese history# and as such it only touches on the basics of Zen and the Samurai% This would be su lemental to my other materials about the history of Zen and the Sho"unate# but not much use beyond that% 0$e"ami# ?i$o% The Taming of the samurai: honorifi* individualism and the ma+ing of modern apan% Cambrid"e IMass%J: Harvard &niversity (ress# )**6% (rint% The Tamin" of the Samurai is all about 0$e"ami's view of the samurai and their honor% There are brief moments where she mentions buddhism and it's relation to the samurai honor# and by e7tension# their code% 2ot enou"h information about buddhism much less s ecifically Zen for me to consider this an im ortant source% KSamurai and Bushido%L 93)B% The %istory Channel we#site% B3 Act% 93)B% htt :DDwww%history%comDto icsDsamuraiMandMbushido% This is an article on the history channel website# su""estin" it is more credible than a lot of other information on the web# however the lac$ of author association is discoura"in"% That aside# this article discusses Zen buddhism and how it has affected samurai develo ment throu"hout samurai history% This includes bushido in the To$u"awa era# which would be the most relevant information for this a er%