Japan minister mulls "tranquil" executions

[Unforgiven]

Very interesting piece. I take it you are a fan of ancient Japanese customs?

Some things are so very good, it behooves a body to attempt to understand and seek the advantage that comes with it. I now see that ritual is more than a pretty way often dedicated to a higher power. How would you administer quality control thousands of years ago? Ritual is perfect for it. From making tea to five body swords if you know what that is, takes an imperfect understanding due to "Paranormal" and brings logic to overcome the gaps.

I loved the age and the code of chivalry. Two great books to read are The Way Of The Samurai and The Art Of War.

 

[Northboy]

Some things are so very good, it behooves a body to attempt to understand and seek the advantage that comes with it. I now see that ritual is more than a pretty way often dedicated to a higher power. How would you administer quality control thousands of years ago? Ritual is perfect for it. From making tea to five body swords if you know what that is, takes an imperfect understanding due to "Paranormal" and brings logic to overcome the gaps.

I loved the age and the code of chivalry. Two great books to read are The Way Of The Samurai and The Art Of War.

What about Arthur and the Knights of the Round table???

 

[lone wolf]

Deep deep tradition there. ....
John "Akatsukami" Braue Friday, July 19, 2002

Thanks Unf.... I'd heard there were several degrees in ceremonial death. We knew suicide. In European terms, that's a thing cowards do ... or gets you sent straight to Hell ... or a bad thing crazy people do.

Greater love hath no man and the words "We Shall fight them...." isn't really all that far from the Code of the Samuri. Who said we're God?

Wolf

 

[Unforgiven]

What about Arthur and the Knights of the Round table???

Very different from the other two books mentioned but, an interesting thing to speculate over is the table itself. Legend has it that it was Arthur's father who owned if first and after his death, the table was eventually presented to Arthur as a gift upon his marriage to Guinevere. A round table makes for some problems. How many knights where there? The more knights, the larger the table had to be. To the point it would be difficult to hear a polite conversation. Serving would be problematical as would the material to build it be to move once constructed. Some say it was a hollowed out round table with would make things much simpler.

However it has little to do with all the trappings of Japanese traditional rituals.

 

[Unforgiven]

Thanks Unf.... I'd heard there were several degrees in ceremonial death. We knew suicide. In European terms, that's a thing cowards do ... or gets you sent straight to Hell ... or a bad thing crazy people do.

Greater love hath no man and the words "We Shall fight them...." isn't really all that far from the Code of the Samuri. Who said we're God?

Wolf

Over here we have a very different take on honour. We do have a double standard based upon the reason for suicide in the West. While it is seen as some what cowardly to take you own life as in a hostage murder suicide situation, and crazy in a mental health situation, it is heroic to throw yourself on a grenade or take a hit you know will kill you to save a child from a bus, if you will.