Some Mahayana Buddhist texts contain passages that allow killing in constrained circumstances provided it is motivated by __________ and carried out with "skillful means."
a. commerce
b. compassion
c. expediency
d. revenge
e. self-defense
b
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The simplest hypothesis is always the best.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)