question: What philosophies were the samurai influenced by ?
answer: Buddhism and Zen , and to a lesser extent Confucianism and Shinto
turker_answer: Philosophies the samurai were influenced by Buddhism and Zen , and to a lesser extent Confucianism and Shinto .
rule-based: The samurai were influenced by Buddhism and Zen , and to a lesser extent Confucianism and Shinto .