Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a
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Stephanie Balkwill, University of California, Los Angeles
Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a Buddha or as a patron of Buddhists.
