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The is, according to the ''Nihon Shoki'' of 720, a document authored by Prince Shōtoku in 604.〔W.G. Aston, trans., Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697, 2 vols. in 1 (London: Keagan and Co., 1896), vol. 2, pp. 128–133.〕 It was adopted in the reign of Empress Suiko. The emphasis of the document is not so much on the basic laws by which the state was to be governed, such as one may expect from a modern constitution, but rather it was a highly Buddhist and Confucian document that focused on the morals and virtues that were to be expected of government officials and the emperor's subjects to ensure a smooth running of the state, where the emperor was to be regarded as the highest authority.〔William Theodore de Bary, ed. ''Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume One: From Earliest Times to 1600'' Columbia University Press; 2nd edition (2002), vol. 1, pp. 54-55.〕 It is one of the earliest moral dictatorial documents in history. ==Excerpts from the articles== *Harmony is to be valued, and the avoidance of wanton opposition to be honoured. *Sincerely revere the three treasures: the Buddha, Dharma (his Teaching), and Sangha(Buddhist Community). *When you receive the Imperial commands, fail not scrupulously to obey them. *The Ministers and functionaries should make decorous behaviour their leading principle, for the leading principle of the government of the people consists in decorous behaviour. *Chastise that which is evil and encourage that which is good. *To turn away from that which is private, and to turn towards that which is public *Let every man have his own charge, and let not the spheres of duty be confused. *Decisions on important matters should not be made by one person alone. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seventeen-article constitution」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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