We have to think twice about you being saying that the Buddhist countries are poor. Let us think about the past for a moment. Buddhist countries like India and Sri Lanka were the most developed countries in the world at the Buddha’s time. This was also true at the time when there were Arahants (the noble disciples of the Buddha who attained Nibbana) among us even after the Buddha’s passing away. This statement can be verified if we go to those countries and check their past. In that time period, these countries have had huge buildings such as castles of seven or eight floors, advanced irrigation systems, parks, well-developed highway systems, and as well as self-sustaining economies. The people in most of the western countries now known as powerful and developed were not even morally matured in that era about 2550 years ago. The Buddhist countries will still be powerful like before if the people are still following the Buddha’s teachings and live a true life of a Buddhist. Since some Buddhists fail to follow the pure teachings of the Buddha, they lost their wealth. However, people who are still living true Buddhist lives remain rich and prosperous. They will not lose their wealth in the future as long as they follow the Buddha’s teachings to guide their lives. Using the Buddhist way of economy, therefore, not only the Buddhist countries but also the whole world can be developed.