42. Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world, being exceeded in numbers only by Christianity, Islam and Hinduism
43. 364 million followers **All religious statistics derived from “Number of Adherents of World Religions” at http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm
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48. East Asian Culture and Religion Five Precepts Abstain from harming living beings Abstain from taking what is not given - stealing Abstain from sexual misconduct Abstain from false speech, including lying, tale-bearing, and gossiping Abstain from intoxicating drinks and drugs
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51. This secular "religion" focuses on the conduct and practices of people in daily life - the creation of a society based on virtue
52. The teachings of Confucius were never intended to be a religion. It has no revelatory sacred writings, no priesthood, no doctrine of an afterlife
55. Daoism does not have a God in the way that the Abrahamic religions do. There is no omnipotent being beyond the cosmos, who created and controls the universe
58. Shinto has no founder, no major scriptures, no creed and no religious or ethical laws. It doesn't divide the universe into this world and a supernatural world, and it has no substantial concept of heaven or an afterlife
80. China's export industry depends substantially on a female labor force
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82. “East Asian women who work outside the home are criticized for rejecting their traditional roles
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84. Even in modern secular, Singapore, the government's official position is that a woman cannot legally be the head of a household, even if she is the major income earner
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86. Many of the newly rich are officials or relatives of those with political power
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