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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" ([[Faith]]) 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==

# Joyful [[Perseverance]] ([[Persistence]])

# Joyful [[Perseverance]] ([[Persistence]])

# [[Meditation]]

# [[Meditation]]

# [[Wisdom]]

# [[Wisdom]] ([[Interdependence]], [[Prudence]], [[Humility]] of "No Self")

# Skillful Means or Expedient Means

# Skillful Means or Expedient Means

# Great [[Vow]]s

# Great [[Vow]]s