Confucianism states: “a gentleman should earn money in the right way though
everyone needs it”; the Buddhist “Eightfold Path” also emphasizes being engaged in
right-livelihood. Buddhist teachings suggest that Buddhists should not benefit from
inflicting harm towards others, and not to use any unjust approach. For example,
the fifth precept from the Brahmajala-sutra (or Bodhisattva-sīla-sutra, Sutra of
Brahma's Net) says: “as a Buddhist, selling or purchasing alcohol, biding others to sell
or purchase alcohol, conditions of alcohol, causes of alcohol, methods of brewage,