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Since We Became Buddhist, We Have Lived In Peace With Them. We Did Not Invade Them. We Did Not Want Them To Invade Us. We Have Never Declared War On China.

On The Philosophical Level, Both Buddhism And Modern Science Share A Deep Suspicion Of Any Notion Of Absolutes, Whether Conceptualize As A Transcendent Being, As An Eternal, Unchanging Principle Such As Soul, Or As A Fundamental Substratum Of Reality. ... In The Buddhist Investigation Of Reality, At Least In Principle, Empirical Evidence Should Triumph Over Scriptural Authority, No Matter How Deeply Venerated A Scripture May Be.

I Do Not Want To Carry Any Public Position.

When We Are Motivated By Compassion And Wisdom, The Results Of Our Actions Benefit Everyone, Not Just Our Individual Selves Or Some Immediate Convenience. When We Are Able To Recognize And Forgive Ignorant Actions Of The Past, We Gain Strength To Constructively Solve The Problems Of The Present.

Education Is The Way To Achieve Far-reaching Results, It Is The Proper Way To Promote Compassion And Tolerance In Society.