Notes on Buddhist Law (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Inhaltsangabe

Explore how inheritance was divided in ancient times and who gained what shares This edition presents key rules and cases from a historic Burmese and Hindu legal context, focusing on how property passes down through families, step-relations, and adopted children. It highlights the roles of different heirs, including awratha, step-children, and various kinds of sons and daughters, with examples of how shares were allocated and what could be inherited.

The content frames the scope of the laws, the structure of property division, and the social rules that guided inheritance. It offers concrete descriptions of who could claim portions, how shares were calculated, and when certain relatives were excluded from the estate.

• Who counts as an heir in different family setups, including step-relations and adopted children


• How personal property and "letthetpwa" shares were distributed among heirs


• Rules for daughters, sons, and half-siblings, plus special cases like defective or equivocal sex


• Historical context and cross-references to other legal sources for deeper study

Ideal for readers of legal history, religious law, and cultural inheritance practices.

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