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| | ==The Five Precepts are Lay Person Religious Vows== | | ==The Five Precepts are Lay Person Religious Vows== |
| − | # No killing (this means no [[murder]], no [[abortion]], no [[euthanasia]], no [[suicide]] or [[assisted suicide]]. For some [[Chinese]] and [[Vietnamese]] Buddhists this means be [[vegetarian]] - see [[religious vegetarianism]]. Buddhist is not against the [[death penalty]]) | + | # No killing (this means This means [[Ten Commandments|"Thou shalt not kill"]]), no [[murder]], no [[abortion]], no [[euthanasia]], no [[suicide]] or [[assisted suicide]]. For some [[Chinese]] and [[Vietnamese]] Buddhists this means be [[vegetarian]] - see [[religious vegetarianism]]. Buddhist is not against the [[death penalty]]) |
| | # No [[stealing]] (This means [[Ten Commandments|"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods"]]) | | # No [[stealing]] (This means [[Ten Commandments|"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods"]]) |
| | # No sexual misconduct, [[sexual immorality]] or [[lust]] (this means "[[Ten Commandments|Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife"]], [[:Category:Sexual morality|sexual morality]] and includes [[chastity]] until [[marriage]], [[fidelity]] in marriage, [[celibacy]] for monks and nuns and no [[homosexuality]]. It also means no [[premarital sex]] or [[adultery]] and no [[abortion]] - see [[abortion and promiscuity]]) | | # No sexual misconduct, [[sexual immorality]] or [[lust]] (this means "[[Ten Commandments|Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife"]], [[:Category:Sexual morality|sexual morality]] and includes [[chastity]] until [[marriage]], [[fidelity]] in marriage, [[celibacy]] for monks and nuns and no [[homosexuality]]. It also means no [[premarital sex]] or [[adultery]] and no [[abortion]] - see [[abortion and promiscuity]]) |
| − | # 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]]. This means [[Ten Commandments|"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor"]]) | + | # 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]]. This means [[Ten Commandments|"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor"]]) |
| | # No [[alcoholic beverage]]s (in the modern world this also means no [[smoking]] or using an [[drug abuse|recreational drug]]s. This means [[temperance]]) | | # No [[alcoholic beverage]]s (in the modern world this also means no [[smoking]] or using an [[drug abuse|recreational drug]]s. This means [[temperance]]) |
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