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TheFivePrecepts
pacasila
2005

ThesebasictrainingrulesareobservedbyallpracticinglayBuddhists.Thepreceptsare
oftenrecitedafterrecitingtheformulafortakingrefugeintheBuddha,Dhamma,and
Sangha.

TheFivePrecepts:
1.Panatipataveramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami
Iundertaketheprecepttorefrainfromdestroyinglivingcreatures.
2.Adinnadanaveramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami
Iundertaketheprecepttorefrainfromtakingthatwhichisnotgiven.
3.Kamesumicchacaraveramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami
Iundertaketheprecepttorefrainfromsexualmisconduct.
4.Musavadaveramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami
Iundertaketheprecepttorefrainfromincorrectspeech.
5.Suramerayamajjapamadatthanaveramanisikkhapadamsamadiyami
Iundertaketheprecepttorefrainfromintoxicatingdrinksanddrugswhich
leadtocarelessness.

Fivefaultlessgifts
"Therearethesefivegifts,fivegreatgiftsoriginal,longstanding,traditional,
ancient,unadulterated,unadulteratedfromthebeginningthatarenotopento
suspicion,willneverbeopentosuspicion,andareunfaultedbyknowledgeable
contemplatives&brahmans.Whichfive?
"Thereisthecasewhereadiscipleofthenobleones,abandoningthetakingof
life,abstainsfromtakinglife.Indoingso,hegivesfreedomfromdanger,
freedomfromanimosity,freedomfromoppressiontolimitlessnumbersof
beings.Ingivingfreedomfromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,freedomfrom
oppressiontolimitlessnumbersofbeings,hegainsashareinlimitlessfreedom
fromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,andfreedomfromoppression.Thisisthe
firstgift,thefirstgreatgiftoriginal,longstanding,traditional,ancient,
unadulterated,unadulteratedfromthebeginningthatisnotopentosuspicion,
willneverbeopentosuspicion,andisunfaultedbyknowledgeable
contemplatives&brahmans...
"Furthermore,abandoningtakingwhatisnotgiven(stealing),thediscipleofthe
nobleonesabstainsfromtakingwhatisnotgiven.Indoingso,hegivesfreedom
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fromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,freedomfromoppressiontolimitless
numbersofbeings.Ingivingfreedomfromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,
freedomfromoppressiontolimitlessnumbersofbeings,hegainsasharein
limitlessfreedomfromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,andfreedomfrom
oppression.Thisisthesecondgift...
"Furthermore,abandoningillicitsex,thediscipleofthenobleonesabstainsfrom
illicitsex.Indoingso,hegivesfreedomfromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,
freedomfromoppressiontolimitlessnumbersofbeings.Ingivingfreedomfrom
danger,freedomfromanimosity,freedomfromoppressiontolimitlessnumbers
ofbeings,hegainsashareinlimitlessfreedomfromdanger,freedomfrom
animosity,andfreedomfromoppression.Thisisthethirdgift...
"Furthermore,abandoninglying,thediscipleofthenobleonesabstainsfrom
lying.Indoingso,hegivesfreedomfromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,
freedomfromoppressiontolimitlessnumbersofbeings.Ingivingfreedomfrom
danger,freedomfromanimosity,freedomfromoppressiontolimitlessnumbers
ofbeings,hegainsashareinlimitlessfreedomfromdanger,freedomfrom
animosity,andfreedomfromoppression.Thisisthefourthgift...
"Furthermore,abandoningtheuseofintoxicants,thediscipleofthenobleones
abstainsfromtakingintoxicants.Indoingso,hegivesfreedomfromdanger,
freedomfromanimosity,freedomfromoppressiontolimitlessnumbersof
beings.Ingivingfreedomfromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,freedomfrom
oppressiontolimitlessnumbersofbeings,hegainsashareinlimitlessfreedom
fromdanger,freedomfromanimosity,andfreedomfromoppression.Thisisthe
fifthgift,thefifthgreatgiftoriginal,longstanding,traditional,ancient,
unadulterated,unadulteratedfromthebeginningthatisnotopentosuspicion,
willneverbeopentosuspicion,andisunfaultedbyknowledgeable
contemplatives&brahmans."
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Seealso:
TheEightPrecepts
TheTenPrecepts
Thethreefoldrefuge
"TheHealingPowerofthePrecepts"byThanissaroBhikkhu
RadicalTherapy:BuddhistPreceptsintheModernWorldbyLilydeSilva

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