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The Importance of Rule Utilitarianism in Buddhism
Buddhism's main goal is the liberation of all sentient beings from suffering, he says. Unenlightened Buddhists are encouraged to be rule utilitarians, according to one theory. "You wouldn't expect a enlightened being or a monk to have the same set of obligations ... as you would an ordinary person," Bhatnagar writes.