To the contrary *Pericles* I think that you will find that *Philo* and I are correct.

Of course we now digress from the topic of the thread but however ..

Readers may also care to note that the Japanese have many different words for "suicide."

So for arguments sake, the word for ritualistic suicide is different from say Lovers suicide, as the concept behind the word as represented by the Japanese adopted Chinese characters is uniquely different.

And no, its not "Hurry Curry" but rather Hara Kiri (pron KeeRee)
The Hara is a point just below the belly button and kiri is a type of cut, which forms part of the "Sepaku" suicide ritual.

Some of these concepts of course can be traced back to both religious and martial traditions and the blending of the two.

So *Pericles,* in the case of Bu from Budo/Bushido, which is also

Mu in Musashi no Mu

from right to left, what would you say the component parts of the character means, and when compiled together what is the composite meaning that they form?

My view is that if you do not already know what the composite parts mean, or if you do not possess a Kanji dictionary, then you will only have a superficial understanding of the words in question, as indicated to me by your translation of:

"Special Attack Units"

Maybe we could teach Japanese history instead of scripture in public schools?

You're going to burn in Hell, Bugsy.

Well, you would if one existed...

Feel the breeze from my Divine Wind Morgan.

DreamOn, you might like to take your complaint to Google.

>>you will only have a superficial understanding of the words in question, as indicated to me by your translation of: "Special Attack Units"<<

http://tinyurl.com/ybe8v5a

Take a look at the material on this page, and perhaps you can make some alternative suggestions.

At the same time, perhaps you could educate Philo and myself a little more on the influence of deities on bushido?

http://www.shotokai.cl/filosofia/06_ee_.html

I live to learn.

Instead of teaching Scripture in public schools, accurately teaching history, which shows that Protestant Christianity is the traditional religion of government in Australia would suffice. As history the principles of the Holy Bible were adopted as their Constitution by the English Catholics in 1215, and from 1297, it was made into Statute Law.

If kids were accurately taught history instead of what some regard as politically correct potted and manipulated history, as a compulsory subject as it was in Queensland, in the 1950’s, then there would be no need to be debating whether ethics or scripture should be taught. History shows the establishment of Protestant Christianity as the State religion by the Coronation Oath 1688 ( Imp) and what is regarded as the Glorious Revolution. The then King James was a closet Roman Catholic, so the English Protestants brought in one of his Protestant Daughters and her husband, to rule as William and Mary, and keep the Holy Gospels as law. A Bible with the Royal Seal is still published by Cambridge Press.

Australia was largely populated by protesters against this State Religion, particularly those of Irish Welsh and Scottish Catholic beliefs, and all Aussie kids should be taught the process by which the State of Australia was established, and how the Roman Catholics blocked the formation of Australia unless they were granted full equality. This was guaranteed by s 116 Constitution, and its history should be taught. They should also be taught the history of the word court, and its morphology to the illegal word Court, and how this happened. If the Constitution was taught from an early age, as living history there would be no need to teach scripture in State Schools or anywhere else.

The historical significance of the Royal Seal should be taught as history, and so should the origins of the Australian Courts Act 1828 how it was introduced by ship and the Charter of Justice granted to the embryonic Australia. Proper history lessons have to include Australia’s Christian heritage, and anything less is downright deceptive. In that both Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians share