They believed it was a sacred place of course.
To start with, I've seen Samantha and Samandhi. And Samadhi Sutta, which interestingly discusses tranquillity and insight ( samatha and vipassana ).
There's another sutta which says that samatha and vipassana are paired qualities - samatha gets rid of passion, vipassana gets rid of delusion ( I'll see if I can find it ). Note that samatha is a quality, not a method.
Answer: Saudi Arabia in economy, stands out in oil production, as it houses the largest reserve of this ore in the world, this is the main economic activity. Member of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), occupies the position of largest producer among all the members, besides producing natural gas.
Iran's GDP is $ 108.2 billion and most of that is raised from oil exploration, the country is the second largest producer in the region behind Saudi Arabia. In addition, Iran is known for the quality of its carpets and caviar. The Iranian currency is the Iranian rial. 21.1 million people represent the workforce. In agriculture wheat and barley stand out; Industry: textile, food and transport equipment. Fishing also stands out. In Livestock, sheep and goats are raised.
Market demand can differet from individual demand. This is, however, often not the case. Groups of individuals usually have a demand for a certain product which in turn cretes what we call market demand. Market demand is simply the demand for a product from a large number of people; the market. And a large number of people is of course composed of individuals.
This means that you may be an individual who created the market demand for certain products, but you don't create it for other products.
I believe the answer is: universal principles
Universal principles refers to a set of principles that would mostly applicable to the majority of human being regardless of their background and environment.
Example of ethical decision based on universal principles would be not causing any physical harm to people unless you are in a self defense sitaution. This can be created because most people universally would not like being physically hurt.