Read the following quote from Buddhist scripture Dhammapada.
“Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like); fletchers bend the arrow; carpenters bend a log of wood; wise people master themselves.”
What central part of Buddhism expressed in the quote appealed to samurai who practiced Zen?
(1 point)
Responses
A. patience
B. self-control and discipline
C. purity
D. loyalty and obedience
B. self-control and discipline
The central part of Buddhism expressed in the quote that appealed to samurai who practiced Zen is self-control and discipline. The idea of mastering oneself and having control over one's own actions and emotions was a central tenet in both Zen Buddhism and samurai philosophy.