पञ्चसील
Pañca-sīla
Five Precepts
五戒
beginnerEthics & Virtue (戒律)
Grammar 語法
compound: pañca (five) + sīla (virtue)
Definition 釋義
The five ethical training rules undertaken by lay Buddhists: (1) Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī — abstaining from taking life; (2) Adinnādānā veramaṇī — abstaining from taking what is not given; (3) Kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī — abstaining from sexual misconduct; (4) Musāvādā veramaṇī — abstaining from false speech; (5) Surāmeraya-majja-pamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī — abstaining from fermented/distilled intoxicants leading to heedlessness.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
I undertake the training rule of abstaining from taking life.
Source: Khuddakapatha 2
At a Glance
- Pali
- Pañca-sīla
- IAST
- Pañca-śīla
- Devanagari
- पञ्चसील
- Chinese
- 五戒
- Difficulty
- beginner
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