... of Zen. Zen Buddhism is a school of meditation, which teaches enlightenment, underlined by simplicity, austerity, discipline and loyalty to one's master. Zen Buddhism was widely accepted by the Japanese people, especially by the samurai class. The ideals of Zen Buddhism projected many similar characteristic of the samurai code such as self-discipline, self-reliance, self-denial, frugality and loyalty ... between all aspects of society and the individual, together with desired qualities of man including, wisdom, compassion, and courage. The entire ideology of Confucianism was not widely ...

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... suspicion, and fear, which blanketed the entire western world. Threats real and imagined existed everywhere. Since confederation, anti-oriental sentiment has been a part of white Canadian society. Japanese-Canadians were specifically stigmatized for their perceived unassailability, economic competitiveness, high birth rate, and a lingering loyalty to Japan (Ward 459). These are merely stereotypes and are debatably reflections ... of reality. However, in the wake of renewed Japanese imperialism, such stereotypes became very prominent in the British Columbia community. Men like Archdeacon...

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... communities, etc. The reason the author mentions all of those extremities, is to imply that although these changes seemed luxurious, it actually "eroded political and economic morality" and distressed the Japanese customs. McCormack once again goes back to the point that the only way Japan will resolve its problems is by strengthening its governmental and environmental culture. Then, the author discusses ... been right in viewing Japan as unique, however, he overlooked the point that maybe Japan is unique because "it might actually have achieved the reconciliation of civilizations. McCorm...

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