Eight Precepts

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:eighthPrecept refrain from using high or luxurious beds and seats
gptkbp:fifthPrecept refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs
gptkbp:firstPrecept refrain from killing living beings
gptkbp:fourthPrecept refrain from false speech
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eight Precepts
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Pali
gptkbp:numberOfPrecepts 8
gptkbp:observedBy Buddhist lay followers
uposatha days
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:purpose cultivation of morality
support meditation practice
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Five_Precepts
gptkb:Ten_Precepts
gptkbp:secondPrecept refrain from taking what is not given
gptkbp:seventhPrecept refrain from entertainment, beautification, and adornment
gptkbp:sixthPrecept refrain from eating at improper times
gptkbp:thirdPrecept refrain from sexual activity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4