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

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

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

# No [[killing]]

# No [[killing]]

# No [[stealing]]

# No [[stealing]]

# No sexual misconduct (include [[chastity]] until [[marriage]] and [[celibacy]] for monks and nuns)

# No sexual misconduct or [[lust]] (include [[chastity]] until [[marriage]] and [[celibacy]] for monks and nuns)

# No lying (this implies [[Honesty]] but also includes no harsh speech, no divisive speech, no [[gossip]], no [[lewd]] and [[lascivious]] speech / [[vulgar]] speech or [[curse|cursing]])

# No lying (this implies [[Honesty]] but 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. This means [[temperance]])

# No [[alcoholic beverage]]s (in the modern world this also means no [[smoking]] or using an [[recreation drug]]s. This means [[temperance]])