Buddhist monasteries in India hired laborers because
a. monks believed that fieldwork was beneath them socially.
b. to hire field hands was part of the eightfold path.
c. monks were very busy copying Buddhist texts.
d. fieldwork distracted the monks from missionary work.
e. monks were forbidden from working in fields.
Question 2
As a pilgrim, each Muslim is supposed to
a. participate in a holy war during his lifetime.
b. be able to read the Quran in Arabic.
c. visit the holy site of Mecca.
d. honor one's wives and daughters.
e. create a personal jihad.
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