Buddhism and democracy
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Buddhism and democracy
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The relationship between Buddhism and democracy has a long history with some scholars claiming the very foundations of Buddhist society were democratic. Though some historic Buddhist societies have been categorized as feudalistic, the relationship between peasants and land owners was often voluntary. Free-thinking Buddhist societies supported autonomy; peasants had mobility and could own land themselves. Currently countries claiming democracy with Buddhist state religions are Bhutan, Cambodia, M
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_democracy
date created:
2019-09-07T20:02:21Z
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2024-09-14T16:36:22Z
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