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The basic code of ethics undertaken by followers of Buddhism are to avoid committing theft, lying, sexual misconduct, intoxicants and killing.

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John Ratts

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The basic code of ethics undertaken by followers of Buddhism are to avoid committing theft, lying, sexual misconduct, intoxicants and killing.

A Basic Buddhism Guide: The Five Precepts

Other religions derive their ideas of right and wrong from the commandments of their god or gods. You Buddhists don't believe in a god, so how do you know what is right and wrong?
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/qanda04.htm
The Five Precepts - Access to Insight

These basic training rules are observed by all practicing lay Buddhists. The precepts are often recited after reciting the formula for taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/pancasila.html
Five Precepts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Five Precepts constitute the basic code of ethics undertaken by upsaka and upsik ("lay followers") of Buddhism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Precepts
The Five Precepts - Urban Dharma

There are three fundamental modes of training in Buddhist practice: morality, mental culture, and wisdom. The English word morality is used to translate the Pali term sila, although the Buddhist term contains its own particular connotations.
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma2/5precepts.html
The Five Precepts The Buddhist Golden Rule

Human beings born into this world cannot choose the kind of body they would like to have.
http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/B%20-%20Theravada/Ethics/The%20Five%20Precepts%20-%20The%20Buddhist%20Golden%20Rule/five_precepts_the_buddhist_golde.htm
A Summary of the Five Precepts - Practice

The Five Precepts are basic ethical guidelines taught by the Buddha for lay practitioners.
http://www.drby.net/index.php/Practice/five-precepts-summary.html
The Five Precepts - Dharma Wisdom

The Five Precepts are basic ethical guidelines taught by the Buddha for lay practitioners.
http://dharmawisdom.org/teachings/articles/five-precepts
Five Precepts - Nan Tien Temple

Five Precepts - Knowledge of Buddhism - Nan Tien Temple.
http://www.nantien.org.au/en/buddhism/knowledge-buddhism/five-precepts
The Buddhist Precepts - An Introduction

The Buddhist Precepts are not a list of commandments to follow. Here is an introduction to the Precepts, both Theravada and Mahayana.
http://buddhism.about.com/od/theprecepts/a/preceptsintro.htm
The Five Precepts

They come in pairs, so the first precept is to avoid harming living things and to develop loving-kindness. The precepts are training guidelines which Buddhists follow.
http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-12-14/Five-Precepts.aspx

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Translations of five precepts
Sanskrit	pañcaśīla (पञ्चशील), pañcaśikṣapada (पञ्चशिक्षपद)
Pali	pañcasīla, pañcasīlani,^[1] pañcasikkhāpada, pañcasikkhāpadani^[1]
Burmese	ပဉ္စသီလ ငါးပါးသီလ (MLCTS: pjɪ̀ɰ̃sa̰ θìla̰ ŋá bá θìla̰)
Chinese	五戒 (Pinyin: wǔjiè)
Indonesian	Pancasila
Japanese	五戒 (Rōmaji: go kai)
Khmer	បញ្ចសីល, និច្ចសីល, សិក្ខាបទ ៥, សីល ៥ UNGEGN: Bânhchâseil, Nĭchchâseil , Sĕkkhabât 5 , Seil 5 ^[2] ALA-LC: Pañcasīl, Niccasīl, Sikkhāpad 5, Sīl 5
Korean	오계 五戒 (RR: ogye)
Mon	သဳ မသုန် ([sɔe pəsɔn])
Sinhala	පන්සිල් (pan sil^[3])
Tibetan	བསླབ་པ་ལྔ་ bslab pa lnga
Tagalog	Limang utos (Baybayin: ᜎᜒᜋᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜓ︀ᜐ᜔)
Thai	เบญจศีล, ศีล ๕ (RTGS: Benchasin, Sin Ha)
Vietnamese	五戒 Ngũ giới
Glossary of Buddhism

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A Basic Buddhism Guide: The Five Precepts

Other religions derive their ideas of right and wrong from the commandments of their god or gods. You Buddhists don't believe in a god, so how do you know what is right and wrong?
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/qanda04.htm
The Five Precepts - Access to Insight

These basic training rules are observed by all practicing lay Buddhists. The precepts are often recited after reciting the formula for taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/pancasila.html
Five Precepts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Five Precepts constitute the basic code of ethics undertaken by upsaka and upsik ("lay followers") of Buddhism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Precepts
The Five Precepts - Urban Dharma

There are three fundamental modes of training in Buddhist practice: morality, mental culture, and wisdom. The English word morality is used to translate the Pali term sila, although the Buddhist term contains its own particular connotations.
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma2/5precepts.html
The Five Precepts The Buddhist Golden Rule

Human beings born into this world cannot choose the kind of body they would like to have.
http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/B%20-%20Theravada/Ethics/The%20Five%20Precepts%20-%20The%20Buddhist%20Golden%20Rule/five_precepts_the_buddhist_golde.htm
A Summary of the Five Precepts - Practice

The Five Precepts are basic ethical guidelines taught by the Buddha for lay practitioners.
http://www.drby.net/index.php/Practice/five-precepts-summary.html
The Five Precepts - Dharma Wisdom

The Five Precepts are basic ethical guidelines taught by the Buddha for lay practitioners.
http://dharmawisdom.org/teachings/articles/five-precepts
Five Precepts - Nan Tien Temple

Five Precepts - Knowledge of Buddhism - Nan Tien Temple.
http://www.nantien.org.au/en/buddhism/knowledge-buddhism/five-precepts
The Buddhist Precepts - An Introduction

The Buddhist Precepts are not a list of commandments to follow. Here is an introduction to the Precepts, both Theravada and Mahayana.
http://buddhism.about.com/od/theprecepts/a/preceptsintro.htm
The Five Precepts

They come in pairs, so the first precept is to avoid harming living things and to develop loving-kindness. The precepts are training guidelines which Buddhists follow.
http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-12-14/Five-Precepts.aspx

Translations of five precepts
Sanskrit	pañcaśīla (पञ्चशील), pañcaśikṣapada (पञ्चशिक्षपद)
Pali	pañcasīla, pañcasīlani,^[1] pañcasikkhāpada, pañcasikkhāpadani^[1]
Burmese	ပဉ္စသီလ ငါးပါးသီလ (MLCTS: pjɪ̀ɰ̃sa̰ θìla̰ ŋá bá θìla̰)
Chinese	五戒 (Pinyin: wǔjiè)
Indonesian	Pancasila
Japanese	五戒 (Rōmaji: go kai)
Khmer	បញ្ចសីល, និច្ចសីល, សិក្ខាបទ ៥, សីល ៥ UNGEGN: Bânhchâseil, Nĭchchâseil , Sĕkkhabât 5 , Seil 5 ^[2] ALA-LC: Pañcasīl, Niccasīl, Sikkhāpad 5, Sīl 5
Korean	오계 五戒 (RR: ogye)
Mon	သဳ မသုန် ([sɔe pəsɔn])
Sinhala	පන්සිල් (pan sil^[3])
Tibetan	བསླབ་པ་ལྔ་ bslab pa lnga
Tagalog	Limang utos (Baybayin: ᜎᜒᜋᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜓ︀ᜐ᜔)
Thai	เบญจศีล, ศีล ๕ (RTGS: Benchasin, Sin Ha)
Vietnamese	五戒 Ngũ giới
Glossary of Buddhism

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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