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It is also one of the central precepts of Hinduism and is the first of the five precepts of Buddhism. Ahimsa is [5] inspired by the premise that all living beings have the spark of the divine spiritual energy; therefore, to hurt another being is to hurt oneself. Ahimsa is also related to the notion that all acts of violence have karmic ...
The eight precepts is a list of precepts that are observed by lay devotees on observance days and festivals. [9] They include general precepts such as refraining from killing, but also more specific ones, such as abstaining from cosmetics. [11] These precepts were probably based on pre-Buddhist sāmaṇa practices. [12]
The eight precepts are meant to give lay people an impression of what it means to live as a monastic, [15] [16] and the precepts "may function as the thin end of a wedge for attracting some to monastic life". [17] People who are observing the eight precepts are sometimes also addressed differently.
The five 'lesser vows' of anuvrata consist of the five greater vows but with less restrictions to incorporate the duties of a householder, i.e. a layperson with a home, he or she has responsibilities to the family, community and society that a Jain monk does not have. These minor vows have the following incorporated into ethical conduct:
Sage Pippalada opens the answers to the three questions by listing five gross elements, five senses and five organs of action as expression of deities. [31] In verses 2.3 and 2.4, the Prashna Upanishad states that Prana (breath, spirit) is the most essential and powerful of all, because without it all other deities cannot survive in a creature ...
The earliest mention of yamas is found in the Hindu scripture Rigveda, such as in verse 5.61.2, and later in the Jain Agamas. [1] [7] [8] The word yama in the Rigveda means a "rein, curb", the act of checking or curbing, restraining such as by a charioteer or a driver. [1] The term evolves into a moral restraint and ethical duty in the Jain Agamas.
They are sets of questions that should not be thought about, and which the Buddha refused to answer, since this distracts from practice, and hinders the attainment of liberation. Various sets can be found within the Pali and Sanskrit texts, with four, and ten (Pali texts) or fourteen (Sanskrit texts) unanswerable questions.
The six major lay bodhisattva precepts in this sutra are the five precepts plus an extra precept which focuses on not "speaking of the faults of bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasakas, or upasikas." [11] Furthermore, the fifth precept (not taking any intoxicants like alcohol etc) has been modified to "not selling intoxicants". [11]