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Pancasila (Indonesian: [pantʃaˈsila] ⓘ) is the official, foundational philosophical theory of Indonesia. The name is made from two words originally derived from Sanskrit: "pañca" ("five") and "śīla" ("principles", "precepts"). [1] It is composed of five principles: Ketuhanan yang Maha Esa (Belief in the one and only God) [note 1]
The five precepts (Sanskrit: pañcaśīla; Pali: pañcasīla) or five rules of training (Sanskrit: pañcaśikṣapada; Pali: pañcasikkhapada) [4] [5] [note 1] is the most important system of morality for Buddhist lay people.