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Buddhism in Court is the first English language study of the legal interaction between Buddhism and the state in China. It uncovers a long-overlooked Buddhist campaign for clerical legal privileges that aimed to make ordained Buddhist monks and nuns immune from facing trials and punishment in the state court.
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Buddhism in Court, Cuilan Liu
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- Released
- 2024
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- Title
- Buddhism in Court
- Subtitle
- Religion, Law, and Jurisdiction in China
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Cuilan Liu
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0197663338
- ISBN13
- 9780197663332
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Politics, Religious Topics, Religion, Legal Topics, Buddhism, China, Political Theories, Ethics, Legal History, Buddhists
- Description
- Buddhism in Court is the first English language study of the legal interaction between Buddhism and the state in China. It uncovers a long-overlooked Buddhist campaign for clerical legal privileges that aimed to make ordained Buddhist monks and nuns immune from facing trials and punishment in the state court.