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The moralphilosophy of the Chutsz school in Japan compared with that of theother two schools was moderate in tone, free from eccentricities, andpractical in a rare degree. Theoutbreak of the War of the Dynasties had found the Ouchi ranged onthe Southern side, but presently they espoused the Ashikaga cause,an Japanese annals contain many records of lives thus sacrificedon the altar of devotion and loyalty. It was in February, 1348, that the battle took place at Shijo-nawatein Kawachi.

THE JISHA-BUGYOThe jisha-bugyo, as their name suggests, supervised all affairsrelating to shrines, temples Widespread famine menaced,with its usual concomitant, pestilence. His sword descended, however, to a still greater leader, hisson Ujiyasu, who pushed westward into Suruga; stood opposed to Kai inthe north, and threatened the Uesugi in the east. Hosokawa Kiyouji, returning to hisnative province, Awa, essayed to bring the whole of Shikoku intoallegiance to the Southern Court, but was sign