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ten precepts [of novices] (S. daśaśīla; P. dasasīla; T. tshul khrims bcu; C. shijie; J. jikkai; K. sipkye 十戒). A set of ten precepts that are observed by novice monastics (śrāmaṇera/śrāmaṇerikā) as part of their training.[1][2] Also known as the “restraints for novices” (śrāmaṇera-saṃvara).[1][2]
The ten precepts/restraints are:[3][4][5][6]
- refraining from killing living beings (prāṇātipāta virati)
- refraining from taking what is not given (adattādāna virati)
- refraining from engaging in sexual misconduct (kāmamithyācāra virati)
- refraining from lying (mṛṣāvāda prativirati)
- refraining from from intoxicants (madyapāna virati)
- not to eat at improper times [viz. after twelve noon] (vikālabhojana virati)
- not to use perfumes, garlands, or cosmetics (gandhamālyavilepanavarṇakadhāraṇa virati)
- not to sing, dance, play music, or attend entertainments (nṛtyagīta virati)
- not to sleep on high and luxurious beds (uccaśayanamahāśayana virati)
- not to handle "gold and silver" (money) (S. jātarūparajatapratigrahaṇa-virati; T. gser dang dngul la reg pa spong pa; C. bu xu jinyinbao jie 蓄金銀寶戒)
The Mūlasarvāstivāda vinaya, which is the vinaya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, also enumerates an expanded set of thirty-six precepts.[1][6]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. daśaśīla.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 十戒 (Ten precepts), Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. List of lists, "Ten precepts".
- ↑
བསླབ་པའི་གཞི་བཅུ་པོ་, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑
The Ten Precepts, Access to Insight
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
The sramanera/sramanerika precepts, thubtenchodron.org
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
External links
十戒 (Ten precepts), Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)- Ten precepts, sutrasmantras.info
