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The '''Five Precepts'' is a [[Buddhist]] term for a formal [[sacrament]] given by an ordained [[Monk]] or [[Nun]] and initiated by [[Shakyamuni]] [[Buddha]]. The Five Precepts are an obligatory [[morality]] in the the Buddhist [[religion]] such that one is not considered a Buddhist unless one both receives the Five Precepts as lay-person [[vow]]s and "Takes Refuge" in the [[Buddha]], [[Dharma]] (teachings - Buddhist [[scripture]]) , and [[Sangha]] (religious community of monks and nuns).
==The Five Precepts are Lay Person Religious Vows==
# No [[killing]]
# No [[stealing]]
# No sexual misconduct
# No lying (also includes no harsh speech, no divisive speech, no [[gossip]], no [[lewd]] and [[lascivious]] speech / [[vulgar]] speech or [[curse|cursing]])
# No [[alcoholic beverage]]s (in the modern world this also means no [[smoking]] or using an [[recreation drug]]s)
==Liberal Distortions of Buddhism==
In the modern world many people speak of Buddhism as a [[philosophy]] or as only a "be present in the now" sort of [[meditation]]-[[contemplation]], but the core teaching ([[Dharma]]) of Buddhism is one of [[morality]] combined with the cultivation of [[compassion]] ("benefit others more than yourself") and [[wisdom]]. There are [[liberal]]s who call themselves "Buddhists" but are not at all according to traditional [[orthodox]] Buddhism since they did not "Take Refuge" nor did they receive the Five Precepts, let alone follow that required Buddhist morality. Such liberals incorrectly speak of Buddhism as supporting [[post modernism|post modern]] [[moral relativism]].
== See Also ==
* [[Buddhism]]
* [[Cause and effect]]
* [[Morality]]
* [[Ten Commandments]]
* [[Immorality]]
* [[Moral relativism]]
* [[Amoral]]
* [[Essay:Immorality in America]]
* [[Moral degeneration]]
* [[Christianity in Conservapedia]]
* [[Bioethics]]
* [[Values]]
** [[Conservative values]]
** [[Libertarianism|Libertarian values]]
** [[American values]]
** [[Small town values]]
** [[Family values]]
versus:
** [[Liberal values]]
** [[Public school values]]
** [[Hollywood values]]
** [[San Francisco values]]
** [[Fashion industry values]]
** [[Professor values]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
[[Category:Buddhism]]
[[Category:Morality]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Philosophy]]
==The Five Precepts are Lay Person Religious Vows==
# No [[killing]]
# No [[stealing]]
# No sexual misconduct
# No lying (also includes no harsh speech, no divisive speech, no [[gossip]], no [[lewd]] and [[lascivious]] speech / [[vulgar]] speech or [[curse|cursing]])
# No [[alcoholic beverage]]s (in the modern world this also means no [[smoking]] or using an [[recreation drug]]s)
==Liberal Distortions of Buddhism==
In the modern world many people speak of Buddhism as a [[philosophy]] or as only a "be present in the now" sort of [[meditation]]-[[contemplation]], but the core teaching ([[Dharma]]) of Buddhism is one of [[morality]] combined with the cultivation of [[compassion]] ("benefit others more than yourself") and [[wisdom]]. There are [[liberal]]s who call themselves "Buddhists" but are not at all according to traditional [[orthodox]] Buddhism since they did not "Take Refuge" nor did they receive the Five Precepts, let alone follow that required Buddhist morality. Such liberals incorrectly speak of Buddhism as supporting [[post modernism|post modern]] [[moral relativism]].
== See Also ==
* [[Buddhism]]
* [[Cause and effect]]
* [[Morality]]
* [[Ten Commandments]]
* [[Immorality]]
* [[Moral relativism]]
* [[Amoral]]
* [[Essay:Immorality in America]]
* [[Moral degeneration]]
* [[Christianity in Conservapedia]]
* [[Bioethics]]
* [[Values]]
** [[Conservative values]]
** [[Libertarianism|Libertarian values]]
** [[American values]]
** [[Small town values]]
** [[Family values]]
versus:
** [[Liberal values]]
** [[Public school values]]
** [[Hollywood values]]
** [[San Francisco values]]
** [[Fashion industry values]]
** [[Professor values]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
[[Category:Buddhism]]
[[Category:Morality]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Philosophy]]