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.
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.
Cuilan Liu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on the intersection of Buddhism and the Law in China, Tibet, and India.
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List of Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Indian Origins 1. Litigation Ban 2. The Adulterous Wife's Sanctuary 3. Buddhist Killers at Large 4. Withered Orchid and Dead Ox Part II: In the Chinese Courtroom 5. Hybrid Courts, Hybrid Laws 6. A Fallen Abbot 7. Dead Monks, Living Heirs Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
List of Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Indian Origins 1. Litigation Ban 2. The Adulterous Wife's Sanctuary 3. Buddhist Killers at Large 4. Withered Orchid and Dead Ox Part II: In the Chinese Courtroom 5. Hybrid Courts, Hybrid Laws 6. A Fallen Abbot 7. Dead Monks, Living Heirs Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
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