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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 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]]-Reliance of [[Faith]], [[Hope]] and [[Devotion]]) 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 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]]-Reliance of [[Faith]], [[Hope]] and [[Devotion]]) 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 the foundation for Buddhist [[virtue]].

==Liberal Distortions of Buddhism==

==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]]-[[mercy]] ("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 [[Liberal hedonism]]).

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]]-[[mercy]] ("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 [[Liberal hedonism]]).

==Five Precepts are Part of the [[Ten Perfections]] of the [[Altruism|Altruistic]] Attitude==

==Five Precepts are Part of the [[Ten Perfections]] of the [[Altruism|Altruistic]] Attitude==