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Buddhism, more relevant to the modern world

Rationality is one feature of Buddhist doctrine which is often rated highly by modern Western scholars, many European followers of Buddhism and books on Buddhism. Many of them have seen it as the most important quality or perhaps even the core of Buddhism as a religion or philosophy of life.

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Unwritten rules of conversation

Have we ever imagined that there are unwritten rules of conversation? Unlike debates and formal speeches, conversations between friends and colleagues flow freely and nobody would have ever thought that there are unwritten rules they should follow.

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A potential lifesaver

You may not have heard much about malaria recently, mainly due to the increased focus on dengue in our part of the world. But malaria remains a killer mainly in Asia and Africa - every year there are more than 200 million cases and about 660,000 deaths around the world - mostly of babies and children under five.

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