Five Precepts

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The Five Precepts are the core ethical guidelines in Buddhism that lay followers undertake to cultivate moral conduct, non-harm, and mental clarity.

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Generate an image of the Five Precepts (The Five Precepts are the core ethical guidelines in Buddhism that lay followers undertake to cultivate moral conduct, non-harm, and mental clarity.)

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Five Precepts canonical 7
Five Mindfulness Trainings 1
Five Secular Precepts 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist ethical code ⓘ
moral precepts ⓘ
appliesTo lay Buddhists ⓘ
associatedWith Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana

Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada

Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana
canonicalTerm Panca-sila ⓘ
linked to: Pancasila

Pañca-sīla ⓘ
linked to: Five Precepts
category Buddhist ethics ⓘ
ethicalDomain honesty ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
right speech ⓘ
sexual ethics ⓘ
sobriety ⓘ
fifthPrecept abstaining from intoxicants that cause heedlessness ⓘ
fifthPreceptPositiveForm cultivating mindfulness and clarity of mind ⓘ
firstPrecept abstaining from taking life ⓘ
firstPreceptPositiveForm cultivating kindness and compassion toward living beings ⓘ
fourthPrecept abstaining from false speech ⓘ
fourthPreceptPositiveForm cultivating truthful and harmonious speech ⓘ
languageOfCanonicalForm Pali ⓘ
moralFunction protection of oneself and others ⓘ
restraint of unwholesome actions ⓘ
numberOfPrecepts 5 ⓘ
observanceMode daily ethical practice ⓘ
formal recitation in rituals ⓘ
purpose cultivation of mental clarity ⓘ
cultivation of moral conduct ⓘ
cultivation of non-harm ⓘ
foundation for spiritual development ⓘ
support for meditation practice ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism ⓘ
roleInBuddhism basic lay commitment ⓘ
foundation of right action ⓘ
roleInNobleEightfoldPath support for right action ⓘ
support for right livelihood ⓘ
support for right speech ⓘ
scripturalSource Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to: Tripitaka

various Vinaya texts ⓘ
secondPrecept abstaining from taking what is not given ⓘ
secondPreceptPositiveForm cultivating generosity and honesty in possessions ⓘ
socialFunction promotion of social harmony ⓘ
reduction of conflict and harm ⓘ
spiritualFunction basis for higher precepts of monastic life ⓘ
support for karma purification ⓘ
thirdPrecept abstaining from sexual misconduct ⓘ
thirdPreceptPositiveForm cultivating responsibility and respect in sexual conduct ⓘ
undertakenAs voluntary training rules ⓘ
undertakenBy Buddhist devotees on observance days ⓘ
lay followers at ceremonies ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buddhism → ethicalPrecepts → Five Precepts ⓘ
Theravada → ethicalFoundation → Five Precepts ⓘ
Five Precepts → canonicalTerm → Pañca-sīla ⓘ
linked to: Five Precepts
Chinese Buddhism → hasEthicalCode → Five Precepts ⓘ
Three Refuges → relatedPractice → Five Precepts ⓘ
Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism → ethicalFramework → Five Mindfulness Trainings ⓘ
linked to: Five Precepts
Hwarang youth corps → hasCode → Five Secular Precepts ⓘ
linked to: Five Precepts
Thai Buddhists → observes → Five Precepts ⓘ
Buddhist ethics → includes → Five Precepts ⓘ
Sila → relatedConcept → Five Precepts ⓘ