talk about Buddhist ethics, Hindu, Christian or Muslim ethics, because these values are universal. Buddhism does not explain the virtue of values such as honesty and integrity in a way that is different from how Christianity or Islam or any other religious tradition explains them. Therefore, in recent years, I have found it more appropriate to talk about the need to foster what I call secular ethics. I refer to these values as secular ethics because believing in one religion or another or not believing in one at all does not affect our need for them. The basic foundation of humanity is compassion and love.from Tenzin Gyatso: The Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama: Message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Global Buddhist Congregation, New Delhi, November 27--30, 2011
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