A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
A player, 29 March 2012
Does "Bring into play (bowed)" bow the card being brought into play? For instance, if my opponent plays Scars of War on my Tranquil Garden, and I destroy it for a ring, then bring it back into play with Govern the Land, do I lose honor when I bring it back into play?
Tranquil Garden says: 'Open: Bow this card and target a Ring in play or in your discard pile: If the Ring is in play, straighten it. Otherwise, put it into your hand and destroy this card.'
Scars of War says: 'Limited: Bow your performing Courtier and target a Holding: Until the game ends, after each time it bows or an ability on it resolves, its controller loses 1 Honor.'
Govern the Land says: 'Open: Target a Holding in your discard pile: Bring it into play (bowed), paying all costs.'
Obviously I lose the honor (actually two honor) when I bow and destroy Tranquil Garden for its ability... but do I lose a third when I bring it into play bowed?
Jon Palmer (rules official), 30 March 2012
Does "Bring into play (bowed)" bow the card being brought into play? For instance, if my opponent plays Scars of War on my Tranquil Garden, and I destroy it for a ring, then bring it back into play with Govern the Land, do I lose honor when I bring it back into play?
Obviously I lose the honor (actually two honor) when I bow and destroy Tranquil Garden for its ability... but do I lose a third when I bring it into play bowed?
No, in this case "bowed" is simply a reminder text. The holding is not itself bowing, it is entering play in that fashion.