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What kind of career is most suitable for people who study Buddhism? Please give me some advice.

There is no conflict between studying Buddhism and any profession. The question is what kind of mentality you use to do this profession. If you can use a sincere, pure, equal, enlightened, and compassionate heart, hoping to help the public and benefit all living beings, all your activities are Bodhi karma, and you can practice Bodhisattva conduct. The fifty-three ginseng of the Good Wealth Boy in the Avatamsaka Sutra is the best example. Bodhisattva can show it to all walks of life.

As an ordinary person, especially if you are a beginner and cannot reach such a state, it is still necessary to make careful choices. You can grasp a principle and not commit the five precepts of killing, stealing, sexual intercourse, lying, and drinking, which can help you pursue the ten principles. If you are good, you can do it. At the same time, you should also consider your own hobbies and interests, your own personality, and abilities.

If you conscientiously implement the "Disciple Rules" and the Ten Good Deeds in ordinary work, firmly believe in cause and effect, follow the teachings, stop evil and practice good, and break away from delusions and become enlightened, you can increase your happiness.

Otherwise, living in a monastery will also create bad karma. Becoming a monk is not a path suitable for every Buddhist practitioner, and it varies from person to person.

So, the profession itself is not important. What is important is your own mind and your own practices.