Sacra & Cosmos
2005.10.09 0:18

Sakura means cherry blossoms in Japanese, and its pronounciation is very similar to sacra in sacrament, sacra- is Latin word for sacrid and in fact, Japanese sakura means where God whose name is Sa took his seat.
So obviously sakura-cherry blossoms have been regarded as something very sacrid and keep on being an objectives of faith from the Japanese for a long time.
Cosmos originally means order, universe, etc it's a very profound word and also used as a name for common autumn flower. Is it only me who think the flower appreciation derived from the faith or belief to natural God?
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by Le Marteau (206396) on 2005.10.09 1:27 (#13746744) (Last Journal: 2005.10.11 14:58)
Regarding the derivation of Sakura... very interesting... thank you.There is a part of Denver called "Sakura Square" which is where I go when I am in need of tabi. Plus it's just a nice place to be. But I never knew what 'sakura' meant.I was told that the Cherry Blossom was alsa a symbol of the Samurai. I heard that it was a fitting symbol because the blossom falls in it's prime... while it is still beautiful and vibrant, exactly how a Samurai should be. A samurai should expect to die while in his prime.Of course, this may be totally wrong, it is just something I heard. I was told that story because I have a yumi wrap which has a cherry blossom pattern, and someone noticed.--"Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind." --Epictetus [ Reply to This ]
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by mercedo (822671) * on 2005.10.09 23:26 (#13750395) (http://slashdot.org/~mercedo/journal/109855 Last Journal: 2005.10.12 11:26)
I was told that the Cherry Blossom was alsa a symbol of the Samurai. I heard that it was a fitting symbol because the blossom falls in it's prime... while it is still beautiful and vibrant, exactly how a Samurai should be. A samurai should expect to die while in his prime.
Your description is completely correct. If you were interested, see this link, that is 'Hagakure Nyumon' written by Yukio Mishima. [worldcatlibraries.org]
Sakura was, as you pointed out, used as a symbol of student soldiers who are going to frontiers and probably soon to die. Many students were enlisted slightly before the end of WWII.
Today many people have just forgotten sakura was used for beautification of sacrifice.--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters