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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 the founder 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" ([[Faith]]) in the [[Buddha]], [[Dharma]] (teachings - Buddhist [[scripture]]) , and Sangha (religious community of monks and nuns).

The '''Five Precepts'' is a [[Buddhist]] term for a formal [[sacrament]] given by an ordained [[Monk]] or [[Nun]] and initiated by the founder 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" ([[Refuge]] of [[Faith]] and [[[Hope]]) in the [[Buddha]], [[Dharma]] (teachings - Buddhist [[scripture]]) , and Sangha (religious community of monks and nuns).

 

The Five Precepts are the foundation for Buddhist [[virtue]].

==The Five Precepts are Lay Person Religious Vows==

==The Five Precepts are Lay Person Religious Vows==

== See Also ==

== See Also ==

* [[Buddhism]]

* [[Buddhism]]

* [[Cause and effect]]

* [[Cause and effect]]

* [[Morality]]

* [[Morality]] versus [[Immorality]]

* [[Ten Commandments]]

* Compare and Contrast with the [[Ten Commandments]]

* [[Immorality]]

* [[Moral degeneration]]

* [[Moral degeneration]]

* [[Moral relativism]]

* [[Moral relativism]]

* [[Amoral]]

* [[Amoral]]

* [[Essay:Immorality in America]]

* [[Essay:Immorality in America]]

* [[Abortion]] - [[Abortion and promiscuity]]

* [[Abortion]] - [[Abortion and promiscuity]]

* [[Sexual immorality]]: [[Promiscuity]] and [[Homosexuality]] / [[Homosexual agenda]] verus [[Chastity]], [[Purity]], [[Celibacy]]

* [[Sexual immorality]]: [[Promiscuity]] and [[Homosexuality]] / [[Homosexual agenda]] verus [[Chastity]], [[Purity]], [[Celibacy]]

* [[Christianity in Conservapedia]]

* [[Christianity in Conservapedia]]

* [[Bioethics]]

* [[Bioethics]]

[[Category:Philosophy]]

[[Category:Philosophy]]

[[Category:Sexual Morality]]

[[Category:Sexual Morality]]