Ancient military history dictates that you should take into account the meaning behind a war. A war had the backing of its people, and was a righteous war where it was to free oppression or stop invaders, rather than to spread an empire or steal other countries resources. These were called righteous wars, noble wars. Today, however, scary scientific methods are employed to ensure victory by bombing your enemy with bombs launched from huge missiles or scary looking robotic drones, killing your enemy from a distance like a coward, where no honourable noble courage is involved. This usually ends in calamity with innocent women and children being the unfortunate ones as mistakes can happen and usually do. The ancient art of war may surprise you as coming from a cleaner way of warfare compared to today's uncertain times. (I would like you to know I am not a supporter of war, but I believe every human being has a right to defend his family and country from attack- defence is noble unprovoked attack is not).
Hindu military science recognises two kinds of warfare - the dharmayuddha and the kutayuddha. Dharmayuddha is war carried on the principles of dharma, meaning here the Ksatradharma or the Law of Kings and Warriors. In other words, it was a just and righteous war which had the approval of society. On the other hand, kuttayuddha was unrighteousness of war. It was a crafty fight carried on in secret. The Hindu science of warfare values both niti and saurya i.e. Ethical principles and valour. It was therefore realised that the waging of war without regard to moral standards degraded the institution into mere animal ferocity. A monarch desirous of dharma vijaya should conform to the code of ethics enjoined upon warriors.
Bushido is literally "the way of the warrior." Is a Japanese word for the way of the warrior a samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. "Bushido" is a modern term rather than a historical one. The "way" itself originates from the samurai moral values, most commonly stressing some combination of frugality,loyalty, martial arts mastery and honour unto death. Born from Neo-Confucianism during times of peace in Tokugawa Japan and following Confucian texts, Bushido was also influenced by Shinto and Zen Buddhism, allowing the violent existence of the samurai to be tempered by wisdom and serenity. Bushido developed between the 16th and 20th centuries, debated by pundits who believed they were building on a legacy dating back to the 10th century, although some scholars have noted that the term Bushido itself is rarely attested in premodern literature.
In the Middle Ages warriors from noble Knights to the Templars followed a Knights code the Knights followed a code they where sworn to truth they where sworn to valour they behaved with dignity they had a attitude built with courtesy and honour and honesty.They where taught to be generous a true knight was honourable a true knight shows excellence, a true knight has courage and is loyal, the true knight was well-spoken is discreet was always pure and wise. A very long list for a warrior who was trained to be a great warrior but also a just one, there are many tales of Knights who performed great deeds of kindness and bravery a great example to live your own life by. A knight followed strict rules as to what was proper behaviour in battle. The chivalric code covered such things as when he fought and how he fought. Some weapons were considered dishonourable such as the dagger and the arbalest. A knight would not use these weapons because they were not knightly. One of the most important aspects of chivalry was that it defined how a knight behaved toward other people and other Knights. One of the most powerful aspects of chivalry was its unyielding following of the tenets of religion.
So we can see that ancient warriors had a code that had impact on their day to day lives and for the good of mankind they strived for a better life and a better Kingdom. We as society must stay within these codes even today to stay strong and on the right path of life. Peace and love and friendship should be our goals, we as human beings have a great capacity for compassion hopefully enough to see us through. So having courage and strength are great virtues but we must not forget courtesy and generosity. Have a good day, thank you for reading.
Stay true.
So we can see that ancient warriors had a code that had impact on their day to day lives and for the good of mankind they strived for a better life and a better Kingdom. We as society must stay within these codes even today to stay strong and on the right path of life. Peace and love and friendship should be our goals, we as human beings have a great capacity for compassion hopefully enough to see us through. So having courage and strength are great virtues but we must not forget courtesy and generosity. Have a good day, thank you for reading.
Stay true.