Inheritance

A conflict has arisen in one of the more influential monasteries of our nation after the death of a monk who came from a very influential lay family. During his time in robes, he had managed to acquire a rich set of valuable manuscripts and an assortment of Buddha images, among other things. While monks cannot own property as such, the law still allows for a dedicated disciple to inherit these things and be considered as a son to the monk. In this case, a young disciple took care of the monk as he lay at his end. There are, however, others interested, and the monastery itself has argued that they should get the inheritance and would likely be very thankful for support in this matter. The lay family of the monk have also approached our ruler hoping to inherit not only the manuscripts and images but also some of the land had have donated to the monastery while their family member was part of it.