Bushin
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Bushin (武心?) is a Japanese term which translates as " the spirit/mind of stopping the sword". The first part of the phrase, Bu, means a way to put an end to contentious swords and the latter part, shin, means the mind and spirit which are one . While warrior arts (budo) of the past have translated 'Bushin' as "warrior spirit", the essence of the phrase has evolved away from 'a common warrior' into a person seeking a Method of Natural Harmony and Right Livelihood. The method of Aikido promotes this concept as a primary philosophy.
Commonly, Bushin (武神?) is a term for martial divinity in Japanese, usually denoting a form of Japanese Martial arts, including such variants as Bushin Karate and Bushin Ninjitsu. Also "bushin" can be literally translated to be "clone" or "replication".
