Eight Precepts (on special days)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Atthasila
gptkbp:category gptkb:Buddhism
Buddhist lay practice
gptkbp:duration usually observed for 24 hours
gptkbp:eighthPrecept abstain from using high or luxurious beds and seats
gptkbp:fifthPrecept abstain from intoxicating drinks and drugs
gptkbp:firstPrecept abstain from killing living beings
gptkbp:fourthPrecept abstain from false speech
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eight Precepts (on special days)
gptkbp:numberOfPrecepts 8
gptkbp:observedBy lay Buddhists
uposatha days
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:purpose spiritual development
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Five_Precepts
gptkb:Ten_Precepts
gptkbp:secondPrecept abstain from taking what is not given
gptkbp:seventhPrecept abstain from entertainment, beautifying the body
gptkbp:sixthPrecept abstain from eating at the wrong time (after noon)
gptkbp:thirdPrecept abstain from sexual activity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lay_Buddhists
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7