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The Abrahamic religions — Christianity, Islam and Judaism — afford special status to the showing of hospitality toward guests, with emphasis on the treatment of strangers and travelers. Similarly, Buddhist teachings instruct adherents to treat a guest "as a god" with a division between planned giving, and unplanned giving, such as inviting in and showing generosity to a wanderer. In the enlightenment tradition, those such as Immanuel Kant saw hospitality as a natural right entitled to guests, albeit for a limited amount of time.