However, the most popular form of the faith among the samurai class was not any of these sects but Zen Buddhism. Why was this? The author offers a fascinating and insightful exploration of this ...

These values began to develop very informally as early as the ninth century among the samurai warrior class ... of proper social relations and Zen-Buddhist teachings about meditation and ...

But the Samurai's role in Japanese culture is much more complex than that. They were deeply engaged with Zen Buddhism and Noh Theatre, and sponsored haiku poetry. After their role in Japan's ...