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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).
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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).
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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==
# 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]])
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# '''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]]
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# '''No [[stealing]]''' (This means [[Ten Commandments|"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods"]])
# No sexual misconduct or [[lust]] (this means [[:Category:Sexual morality|sexual morality]] and includes [[chastity]] until [[marriage]], [[celibacy]] for monks and nuns and no [[homosexuality]]. It also means no [[premarital sex]] and no [[abortion]] - see [[abortion and promiscuity]])
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# '''No sexual misconduct''', [[sexual immorality]] or [[lust]] (this means "[[Ten Commandments|Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife"]], 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]])
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# '''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 [[recreation drug]]s. This means [[temperance]])
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# '''No [[alcoholic beverage]]s''' (in the modern world this also means no [[smoking]] or using an [[drug abuse|recreational drug]]s. This means [[temperance]])
  
==Liberal Distortions of Buddhism==
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Additional Buddhist morality, like that of the Ten Commandments, is to be [[Filial]] meaning to [[Ten Commandments|"Honor thy father and thy mother"]]. [[Respect]] of [[elder]]s including one's [[father]] and [[mother]] is important in Buddhism morality and practice.
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]] ("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]]).
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==Five Precepts are Part of the Ten Perfections==
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==Repentance via the Four Opponent Powers==
# [[Generosity]] or [[Charity]]
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When a Buddhist breaks one of the Five Precepts, they do [[Confession]] using the "Four Opponent Powers".
# [[Morality]] of the Five Precepts
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Confession implies [[Repentance]] and [[Reform]]: 
# [[Patience]]
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# '''The power of Reliance''' on the objects of Refuge ([[Buddha]]-[[Dharma]]-Sangha) and the generation of Bodhichitta (the [[resolve]] for [[Enlightenment]] for the sake of all sentient beings). This means "[[Intercession]]" - as in "Intercede".
# Joyful [[Perseverance]]
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# '''The power of [[Regret]]''': "[[Sorrow]]"
# [[Meditation]]
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# '''The power of [[Resolution]]''': [[Vow]] not to engage again in negative karmic actions ([[sin]] or bad [[cause and effect]]). This is called [[Resolve]], [[Vow]], "Firm Purpose of Amendment" - as in "Resolve to Make amends"
# [[Wisdom]]
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# '''The power of [[Remedy]]''': This means applying an [[antidote]] such as [[Prayer]], Mantra and [[Genuflect]]ing or bowing—Do "[[Penance]]" - as in "Actually making amends"
# Skillful Means or Expedient Means
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# Great [[Vow]]s
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# Great [[Strength]]
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# Great [[Wisdom]] or [[Buddha]]hood
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==Liberal Distortions of Buddhism==
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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]]).
  
== See Also ==
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==Five Precepts are Part of the [[Ten Perfections]] of the [[Altruism|Altruistic]] Attitude==
* [[Buddhism]]
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# '''[[Generosity]]''' ([[Charity]]-[[Philanthropy]]- [[Benevolence]]: "Benefit others more than yourself.")
* [[Cause and effect]]
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# '''[[Morality]]''' of the Five Precepts - Renunciation of [[immorality]] and the [[cause and effect|causes]] of [[suffering]] (the causes are always based in [[immorality]] or [[amoral]] behavior).
* [[Morality]]
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# '''[[Patience]]''' (implies [[Forgiveness]] and [[Endurance]])
* [[Ten Commandments]]
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# '''Joyful [[Perseverance]]''' ([[Persistence]], [[Determination]] and Moral [[Fortitude]] or Moral [[Courage]])
* [[Immorality]]
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# '''[[Meditation]]''' (Calm Abiding or Making the [[mind]] have deeply [[Kapha|relaxed]] [[Pitta|focused]] [[Vata|awareness]] for contemplation of [[morality]]-[[compassion]]-[[wisdom]])
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# '''[[Wisdom]]''' ([[Interdependence]], [[Understanding]] [[Cause and effect]], [[Prudence]], [[Humility]] of "No Self")
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# '''Skillful Means''' or Expedient Means (Use the "medicine" according to the particular "disease" and "patient")
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# '''Great [[Vow]]s''' (to get [[Enlightenment|Enlightened]] in order to better "Benefit others more than yourself.")
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# '''Great [[Strength]]'''
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# '''Great [[Wisdom]]''' (Buddhahood)
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== See also ==
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* [[Virtue]]
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* [[Morality]] versus [[Immorality]]
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* Compare and Contrast with the [[Ten Commandments]]
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* [[Christianity in Conservapedia]]
 
* [[Moral degeneration]]
 
* [[Moral degeneration]]
 
* [[Moral relativism]]
 
* [[Moral relativism]]
 
* [[Amoral]]
 
* [[Amoral]]
 
* [[Essay:Immorality in America]]
 
* [[Essay:Immorality in America]]
* [[Moral degeneration]]
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* [[Abortion and promiscuity]]
* [[Abortion]] - [[Abortion and promiscuity]]
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* [[Sexual immorality]]: [[Promiscuity]] and [[Homosexuality]] / [[Homosexual agenda]] verus [[Chastity]], [[Purity]], [[Celibacy]]
* [[Promiscuity]]
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* [[Hippocratic Oath]] and [[Oath of the Hindu Physician]]
* [[Christianity in Conservapedia]]
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* [[Bioethics]]
 
* [[Bioethics]]
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* [[Pacifism]]
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* [[Nonviolence]]
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* [[Ahimsa]]
 
* [[Values]]
 
* [[Values]]
** [[Conservative values]]
 
** [[Libertarianism|Libertarian values]]
 
** [[American values]]
 
** [[Small town values]]
 
** [[Family values]]
 
versus:
 
** [[Liberal values]]
 
** [[Public school values]]
 
** [[Hollywood values]]
 
** [[San Francisco values]]
 
** [[Fashion industry values]]
 
** [[Professor values]]
 
  
 
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Ethics]]
 
 
[[Category:Philosophy]]
 
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[[Category:Sexual Morality]]
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[[Category:Virtues]]
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[[Category:Non-violence]]
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[[Category:Oaths]]
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Latest revision as of 21:01, February 27, 2019

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 vows 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 Lay Person Religious Vows

  1. No killing (this means This means "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)
  2. No stealing (This means "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods")
  3. No sexual misconduct, sexual immorality or lust (this means "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife", 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)
  4. No lying (this implies honesty but also includes no harsh speech, no divisive speech, no gossip, no lewd and lascivious speech / vulgar speech or cursing. This means "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor")
  5. No alcoholic beverages (in the modern world this also means no smoking or using an recreational drugs. This means temperance)

Additional Buddhist morality, like that of the Ten Commandments, is to be Filial meaning to "Honor thy father and thy mother". Respect of elders including one's father and mother is important in Buddhism morality and practice.

Repentance via the Four Opponent Powers

When a Buddhist breaks one of the Five Precepts, they do Confession using the "Four Opponent Powers". Confession implies Repentance and Reform:

  1. The power of Reliance on the objects of Refuge (Buddha-Dharma-Sangha) and the generation of Bodhichitta (the resolve for Enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings). This means "Intercession" - as in "Intercede".
  2. The power of Regret: "Sorrow"
  3. The power of Resolution: Vow not to engage again in negative karmic actions (sin or bad cause and effect). This is called Resolve, Vow, "Firm Purpose of Amendment" - as in "Resolve to Make amends"
  4. The power of Remedy: This means applying an antidote such as Prayer, Mantra and Genuflecting or bowing—Do "Penance" - as in "Actually making amends"

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 liberals 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 modern moral relativism (See Liberal hedonism).

Five Precepts are Part of the Ten Perfections of the Altruistic Attitude

  1. Generosity (Charity-Philanthropy- Benevolence: "Benefit others more than yourself.")
  2. Morality of the Five Precepts - Renunciation of immorality and the causes of suffering (the causes are always based in immorality or amoral behavior).
  3. Patience (implies Forgiveness and Endurance)
  4. Joyful Perseverance (Persistence, Determination and Moral Fortitude or Moral Courage)
  5. Meditation (Calm Abiding or Making the mind have deeply relaxed focused awareness for contemplation of morality-compassion-wisdom)
  6. Wisdom (Interdependence, Understanding Cause and effect, Prudence, Humility of "No Self")
  7. Skillful Means or Expedient Means (Use the "medicine" according to the particular "disease" and "patient")
  8. Great Vows (to get Enlightened in order to better "Benefit others more than yourself.")
  9. Great Strength
  10. Great Wisdom (Buddhahood)

See also

References