Ten yearslater, Yoshiaki returned to the capital, took the tonsure and changedhis name to Shozan. These men were the first martyrs in Japan. resent; and no amendment can be passed unless a majorityof not less than two-thirds of the members present is obtained. But the abbot refused to listen.
flected in the demeanour of his soldiers, outrages against thelives and properties of the citizens becoming more and more frequent. Very soon after hisaccession he had to order the execution of his own brother, Tadanaga,and the banishment of Kato Tadahiro, son of the celebrated KatoKiyomasa. t priest, Kukai (Kobo Daishi), compounded out of Buddhism andShinto a system of doctrine called Ryobu Shinto. The bushido that they developed became a model in later ages,especially in the sixteenth century.
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