Buddhist Law in Burma: A History of Dhammasattha Texts and Jurisprudence, 1250-1850

by D. Christian Lammerts

Burma and neighboring areas of Southeast Asia comprise the only region of the world to have developed a written corpus of Buddhist law claiming jurisdiction over all members of society. Yet in contrast with the extensive scholarship on Islamic and Hindu law, this tradition of Buddhist law has been largely overlooked. In fact, it is commonplace to read that Buddhism gave rise to no law aside from the vinaya, or monastic law. In Buddhist Law in Burma,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824872606
• ISBN13: 9780824872601
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"