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Continue to ChatI think East Asian countries, I think they're very fortunate to have Buddhism survive as a strong influence because right from the time when Buddha himself, 2,500 years ago, made the point about the importance of education, and the word "Buddha" also means enlighten[ed] or educated. So all the Buddhist countries, not only Japan and Korea and China and Hong Kong and Thailand but also even Burma and Sri Lanka, had a higher level of education. - Amartya Sen from https://whatsmyquote.com/quote/i-think-east-asian-countries-i-think-they-re-very-fortunate-to-have-buddhism-survive-as-a-strong-influence