Glossary
Buddhism -
a religion that has a variety of beliefs, practices and traditions based largely on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha)
Bushido -
a Japanese warrior code of conduct
Daimyo -
Feudal Japanese lords, rough;y equivalent to medieval European dukes or earles
Feudalism -
a form of government based on the exchange of land for military service, with a strict hierarchy of status: also a system under which peasants we granted use of farming land and, in return, were obliged to provide services and loyalty to the lord of the manor
Samurai -
the hereditary warrior class of Japan
Seppuku -
a method of ritual suicide considered Honorable for samurai
Shintism -
an ancient Japanese religion involving worship of ancestors and nature
Shogun -
military dictator of Japan
Tenno -
emperor of Japan
a religion that has a variety of beliefs, practices and traditions based largely on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha)
Bushido -
a Japanese warrior code of conduct
Daimyo -
Feudal Japanese lords, rough;y equivalent to medieval European dukes or earles
Feudalism -
a form of government based on the exchange of land for military service, with a strict hierarchy of status: also a system under which peasants we granted use of farming land and, in return, were obliged to provide services and loyalty to the lord of the manor
Samurai -
the hereditary warrior class of Japan
Seppuku -
a method of ritual suicide considered Honorable for samurai
Shintism -
an ancient Japanese religion involving worship of ancestors and nature
Shogun -
military dictator of Japan
Tenno -
emperor of Japan