: Re: How do I obtain permission to quote a Buddhist teaching in my fiction book? In the book I have written, one of my characters recites a portion of the Dhammapada. How do I avoid violating

The logical answer: Copyright is valid for 70 years . . . anything allegedly said by "Buddha" is probably out of copyright.

Anybody suing for copyright of Buddha's words is claiming the words were not Buddha's but theirs, the downside of the claim is that they would be admitting their own fraudulent activity.

In simple terms: if you cannot be sued for using a bible quote, why would the rules be different for another religion.

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