Buddhist law in Burma: a history of Dhammasattha texts and jurisprudence, 1250-1850
Buddhist law in Burma -- Before the law : traces of dhammasattha in Buddhist legal and textual culture, c. 1250-1600 -- Dhammavilasa : legal text and cosmology in the early seventeenth century -- Manusara : history, jurisdiction, authorship -- Dhammasattha and its discontents, 1681-c.1850 -- Conclu...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Burma
/ Buddhist literature
/ Dharma
/ Jurisdiction
/ History 1250-1850
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| Further subjects: | B
Burmese Buddhist law
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B Law Buddhist influences History Sources Burma Burma |
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Table of Contents |
| Summary: | Buddhist law in Burma -- Before the law : traces of dhammasattha in Buddhist legal and textual culture, c. 1250-1600 -- Dhammavilasa : legal text and cosmology in the early seventeenth century -- Manusara : history, jurisdiction, authorship -- Dhammasattha and its discontents, 1681-c.1850 -- Conclusion : Sakka's thunderbolt |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0824872606 |