Buddhist kingship
BELIEFS AND PRACTICES WITH REGARD TO KINGS AND QUEENS IN TRADITIONAL BUDDHIST SOCIETIES, AS INFORMED BY BUDDHIST TEACHINGS
Buddhism and rulership; Buddhism and Rulership
Buddhist kingship refers to the beliefs and practices with regard to kings and queens in traditional Buddhist societies, as informed by Buddhist teachings. This is expressed and developed in Pāli and Sanskrit literature, early, later, as well as vernacular, and evidenced in epigraphic findings.