Talk:Yamaga Sokō

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[edit] This passage is not correct

The author of this text gives credit to Yamaga Soko for the development of Bushido, when in reality he had a less radical theory called "Shido". The warriors already had a developed sense of balance (between the Bun and the BU) in their earliest writings and even quote the Confucian classics by name. It is a common mistake for western scholars unfamiliar with Japanese text to miss this. All of the warrior house codes prior to the Edo period clearly state that military and literary arts should be in balance in a true warrior and that without literary arts, leadership would be disasterous.


I recommend the removal of this passage from the article, because it is contrary to the truth:

He emphasized that the peaceful arts, letters, and history were essential to the intellectual discipline of the samurai. Yamaga thus symbolizes the historical transformation of the samurai class from a purely military aristocracy to one of increasing political and intellectual leadership.[1]