Buddhist kingship ideology

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Buddhist political thought political ideology religious ideology

Buddhist kingship ideology is a religious-political doctrine in which the ruler is seen as a righteous, merit-accumulating protector and promoter of Buddhism, legitimizing royal authority through adherence to Buddhist moral and cosmological principles.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bodhisattva kingship	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist political thought ⓘ political ideology ⓘ religious ideology ⓘ
aimsAt	harmonizing political power with Buddhist ethics ⓘ
articulatedIn	Buddhist cosmological texts ⓘ Pali literature NERFINISHED ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	chakravartin ⓘ dhammaraja ⓘ karmic legitimacy ⓘ merit transfer ⓘ ten royal virtues ⓘ
contrastsWith	divine-right kingship ⓘ purely secular kingship ⓘ
developedIn	Mainland Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	dhamma ⓘ moral virtue of the ruler ⓘ protection of the sangha ⓘ royal generosity ⓘ support of Buddhist institutions ⓘ
hasCoreConcept	merit-accumulating ruler ⓘ promoter of Buddhism ⓘ protector of Buddhism ⓘ righteous ruler ⓘ
historicallyLinkedTo	King Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
legitimizes	royal authority ⓘ
links	cosmic order with royal conduct ⓘ political legitimacy with karmic merit ⓘ prosperity of the kingdom with ruler’s virtue ⓘ
practicedIn	Ayutthaya Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Khmer Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lan Xang NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Pagan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Sukhothai Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	observance of Buddhist precepts by the ruler ⓘ patronage of monasteries ⓘ support for Buddhist clergy ⓘ
usesPrinciple	Buddhist cosmological principles ⓘ Buddhist moral principles ⓘ
viewsRulerAs	cosmic stabilizer ⓘ moral exemplar ⓘ upholder of dhamma ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kandyan aristocracy → influencedBy → Buddhist kingship ideology ⓘ

Majapahit royal ideology → usesConcept → Buddhist kingship ideology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bodhisattva kingship