are subjects for daily meditation at Japan's Naval Academy.
Five Reflections
These reflections were originally devised by Vice Admiral
Hajime Matsushita
was a Japanese naval officer and educator.
Career
A native of Fukuoka Prefecture, Matsushita graduated from the 31st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1903. He was assigned to serve on the cruiser during the early stages of the R ...
, who was the Chief of the
Imperial Japanese Naval Academy The was a school established to train line officers for the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was originally located in Nagasaki, moved to Yokohama in 1866, and was relocated to Tsukiji, Tokyo in 1869. It moved to Etajima, Hiroshima in 1888. Students st ...
, and used from 1932 to its abolishment in 1945. Every evening cadets are expected to meditate on these inter-related questions.
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The
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
, abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) ...
(JMSDF), from its establishment in 1954, encourages the use of the ''Gosei'' as a self-reflective exercise during the course of daily living.
The crux of this contemplative practice has been translated into English and has been discussed at the
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy ...
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[Kennedy, Maxwell T. (2009). ]
Notes
References
* Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor. (2009). ''Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her.'' New York: Simon and Schuster. ;
* Smith, Peter C. (2006). ''Fist from the Sky: Japan's Dive-Bomber Ace of World War II.'' Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole. ; {{OCLC, 70986720
See also
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Five Precepts
The Five precepts ( sa, pañcaśīla, italic=yes; pi, pañcasīla, italic=yes) or five rules of training ( sa, pañcaśikṣapada, italic=yes; pi, pañcasikkhapada, italic=yes) is the most important system of morality for Buddhist lay peo ...
External links
Precepts of Ieyasu Tokugawa
Codes of conduct
1932 documents
Imperial Japanese Navy