According to Zen tradition, the Buddha once held a lotus before his disciples, smiled, and said ___________

a. if you meet the Buddha, kill him
b. know yourself
c. nothing
d. place your faith in me
e. what is the sound of one hand clapping?


c

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Peter Singer believes that the major health problems in the world continue to exist predominantly as the result of which fact or facts?

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