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The Five Precepts (Pali: pañca-sīla; Sanskrit: pañca-śīla) constitute the basic Buddhist code of ethics, undertaken by lay followers of the Buddha Gautama in the Theravada and Mahayana traditions. The Five Precepts are commitments to abstain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying and intoxication. Undertaking the five precepts is part of both lay Buddhist initiation and regular lay Buddhist devotional practices. They are not formulated as imperatives, but as training rules that laypeople undertake voluntarily to facilitate practice. Pali textsPali literature provides the scriptures and commentary for traditional Theravadin practice. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  gampoabbey.blogspot.com Gampo Abbey Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:52:00 GM Yarne participants hold . eight precepts. . They are: Refraining from killing. Refraining from stealing. Refraining from lying. Refraining from sexual activity. Refraining from using alcohol or intoxicating drugs. ...  sdhammika.blogspot.com Shravasti Dhammika Fri, 01 May 2009 08:39:00 GM The last of the . eight Precepts. and the ninth of the ten . Precepts. say that one should abstain from using high (ucca) or large (maha) seats and couches. Some people are perplexed by this rule and wonder what it has to do with morality or ...  geofflivingston.com Geoff Livingston Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:21:41 GM These monastics gather to recite the . precepts. every two weeks. This photo was taken after . eight. weeks without electricity and water. I posted an open. From Google Blog Search: "eight precepts" |
