Complete obedience to the religious rules is indeed a rarity in the Western/modernized world. I've recently been to Malaysia (Muslim) and Thailand (Buddhist) and the difference was striking. Muslims are very strict on their rules and in a way I find that admirable. Thailand was totally different. Although Thailand's Buddhism is Hinayana, which means quite monastic and ergo strict on the rules (at least for monks), I saw a monk smoking cigarettes! Anyway, an interesting topic...Originally Posted by Maciamo
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