Death in the Japanese Tradition by Stuart D.B. Pickens

Author:Stuart D.B. Pickens
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-08T00:00:00+00:00

The term dao had probably as versatile a range of meanings as did the Greek concept of logos– (translated as ‘word’ in St. John’s Gospel St John 1:1 “In the beginning was the word – Logos”). In fact, the Chinese New Testament uses the term dao to translate logos. The tradition of Confucianism, mentioned earlier, spoke of the Way of Heaven. Again, the term used was do. The distinction of ‘ways’ was intended to convey a difference in system and outlook, which western minds would regard as philosophical, theological or ethical. In the case of Japanese thought, these particular distinctions are difficult to draw with any degree of finality, but all three aspects are implied. The idea was that of a system of belief that offered answers to general questions about humanity and the world, and of a set of disciplines or practices, which follow from these. Therefore, to speak of bushido as the ‘philosophy of the warrior’ is not to use the term philosophy in the loose sense in which people speak of a ‘philosophy of life’. It is to use the exact equivalent, however loosely worked out, of a highly influential philosophical position.

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