Definitely will go.  Love Buddhist societies.  If you haven't been, go to Taiwan.  There you'll find the same.  Wonderful island with tons to do and the food is absolutely amazing.  One thing that really tells me a  lot about a culture is their law enforcement.  In Taiwan, I've only once seen a cop with a gun (I've gone there maybe 40 times since 2004), I've gotten drunk with detectives/cops in a restaurant, they took me to the police station, and I got drunk with the chief of police of Ilan in the station.  Last trip there (two weeks ago) they had their mid-autumn festival.  The streets were packed.  Only saw one cop in the Taipei Main station.  Anywhere you go you're met with respect and you always feel safe.