Read the following quote from Buddhist scripture Dhammapada.

“Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like); fletchers bend the arrow; carpenters bend a log of wood; wise people master themselves.”

What central part of Buddhism expressed in the quote appealed to samurai who practiced Zen?

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The central part of Buddhism expressed in the quote that appealed to samurai who practiced Zen is the idea of self-mastery or self-control.