ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 24, 2017 Capital Punishment: a Buddhist Critique Martin Kovan University of Melbourne Capital punishment is practiced in many nation-states, secular and religious alike. It is also historically a feature of some Buddhist polities, even though it defies the first Buddhist precept (pāṇatipātā) prohibiting lethal harm. This essay considers a neo-Kantian theorization of … Continue reading Capital Punishment: a Buddhist Critique