Assertion: samurai | /r/CapableOf | commit seppuku
Facets:
value: for a number of reasons
type: CAUSE
value: in accordance with bushido
type: OTHER
value: the samurai code of conduct
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Commoners might hang or drown themselves, whilst samurai women might slit their own throats; only samurai could commit Seppuku.
text: Why did samurai commit seppuku?
text: However, if that was not possible, or if he felt too strong a personal loyalty to his late lord to transfer his allegiance, the samurai was expected to commit ritual suicide or seppuku.
text: A samurai who committed seppuku would not only regain his honor, he would actually gain prestige for his courage in facing death calmly.
text: If a samurai were defeated or he dishonored himself by not following the code of bushido, he had to commit seppuku (ritual suicide).
text: Therefore, a samurai who committed seppuku was often revered after his death.
text: As severing the head completely dishonored both the samurai committing seppuku and the kaishakun, the role of “second” was given only to men who possessed superior control of their swords.
text: Samurai committed seppuku for a number of reasons, in accordance with bushido, the samurai code of conduct.
text: The samurai were generally told of their offense in full and given a set time for them to commit seppuku, usually before sunset on a given day.
text: If a samurai, in the middle of a battle, found himself in a horribly losing situation and being of no use to the fight, the samurai would find a secluded place and commit seppuku.
text: To commit seppuku, a samurai would slice open his own stomach with a small blade, before his head was ceremonially cut off by a trusted associate (or sufficiently trained bear, we’re assuming) so as to minimize their suffering.