bIndependent Publisher Book Award IPPY Winnerb piBushido The Samurai Code of Japani is the most influential book ever written on the Japanese Way of the Warrior. A classic study of Japanese culture, the book outlines the moral code of the Samurai way of living and the virtues every Samurai warrior holds dear. It is widely read today in Japan and around the world. p There are seven core precepts of Bushido ullibRectitudeb The power of deciding upon a certain course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering.lilibCourageb Doing what is right.lilibBenevolenceb Love, magnanimity, affection for others, sympathy and pity.lilibCivilityb Courtesy and urbanity of manners.lilibSincerityb The end and the beginning of all things.lilibHonorb A vivid conscious of personal dignity and worth.li libLoyaltyb Homage and fealty to a superior.liul Together, these seven values create a system of beliefs unique to Japanese philosophy and culture that is widely followed today. Inazo Nitobe, one of