The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (475 page)

Burnt offerings
:

see
SACRIFICE
.

 
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(Jap., ‘Way of the Warrior’). The code of honour, valour, and duty governing the behaviour of the
samurai
(warrior class) in Japan.
The central virtue of bushid
is loyalty. The noblest way to die was in battle, but bushid
included more than training in martial arts. Other values in bushid
, like austerity, self-control, and contempt for possessions or personal gain, all served to reinforce the core virtue of loyalty. See further
MARTIAL ARTS
.

 
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(Jap., ‘son of the Buddha’). A disciple of the
Buddha
(i.e. a ‘Buddhist’). More generally, busshi embraces all living beings, since the Buddha regards them as his family and children. Thus busshi also includes all
bodhisattvas
.

 
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Bussho
.

Jap., for
buddhat
, the buddha-nature in
Zen Buddhism
.

 
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Bussh
-dento Kokushi
.