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The Five Precepts (Pali: pañca-sīlāni; Sanskrit: pañca-śīlāni) constitute the basic Buddhist code of ethics, undertaken by lay followers (Upāsaka and Upāsikā) 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  abhayagiri.org Abhayagiri Monastery Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:10:29 GM Because of the length of this retreat and the adherence to the . Eight Precepts. , you must previously have sat at least one five-day meditation retreat. Retreatants are requested to attend the entire retreat, from the opening taking of the ...  monasterykitchen.blogspot.com Dana List Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:59:00 GM In the evening Gabor took the . eight precepts. to become an anagarika and Ajahn Munindo delivered a rousing exhortation on renunciation and practice to welcome Anagarika Gabor into the Community. His themes were focus, consistency, ...  marleytheheathen.blogspot.com The Heathen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GM The Ten Grave . Precepts. correspond to the more specific functioning of the Three Treasures in daily life. These aspects of life are: 7. Non-Killing. 8. Non-Stealing. 9. Not Being Greedy. 10. Not Telling Lies. 11. Not Being Ignorant ... From Google Blog Search: "Eight precepts" |
