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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] praeceptum, from neuter of praeceptus, past participle of praecipere to take beforehand, instruct, from prae- + capere to take before | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] praeceptum, from neuter of praeceptus, past participle of praecipere to take beforehand, instruct, from prae- + capere to take before | ||
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A '''precept''' (from the Latin: præcipere, to teach) is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an [[authoritative]] rule of [[action]]. | A '''precept''' (from the Latin: præcipere, to teach) is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an [[authoritative]] rule of [[action]]. | ||
| − | In [[Buddhism]], the fundamental code of [[ethics]] is known as the [ | + | In [[Buddhism]], the fundamental code of [[ethics]] is known as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Precepts Five Precepts] (Pañcaśīla in [[Sanskrit]], or Pañcasīla in Pāli), [[practiced]] by laypeople, either for a given period of time or for a lifetime. There are other levels of precepts, varying amongst [[traditions]]. In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada Theravadan] [[tradition]] there are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Precepts Eight Precepts], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Precepts_(Buddhism) Ten Precepts] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patimokkha Patimokkha]. Eight Precepts are a more rigorous [[practice]] for laypeople. Ten Precepts are the [[training]]-rules for samaneras ([[male]]) and samaneris ([[female]]), novice [[monks]] and nuns. And the Patimokkha is the basic Theravada code of [monastic] discipline, consisting of 227 rules for monks ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikkhu bhikkhus]) and 311 for nuns ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikkhuni bhikkhunis]).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precept] |
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeceptum, from neuter of praeceptus, past participle of praecipere to take beforehand, instruct, from prae- + capere to take before
Definitions
- 1: a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
- 2: an order issued by legally constituted authority to a subordinate official
Description
A precept (from the Latin: præcipere, to teach) is a commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action.
In Buddhism, the fundamental code of ethics is known as the Five Precepts (Pañcaśīla in Sanskrit, or Pañcasīla in Pāli), practiced by laypeople, either for a given period of time or for a lifetime. There are other levels of precepts, varying amongst traditions. In Theravadan tradition there are Eight Precepts, Ten Precepts and the Patimokkha. Eight Precepts are a more rigorous practice for laypeople. Ten Precepts are the training-rules for samaneras (male) and samaneris (female), novice monks and nuns. And the Patimokkha is the basic Theravada code of [monastic] discipline, consisting of 227 rules for monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhunis).[1]
