Pancasila

This article is about the Buddhist concept; see Pancasila Indonesia for the Indonesian state philosophy.

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Pañcaśīla (Sanskrit) or Pañcasīla (Pāli) means the five precepts, which are the fundamental code of ethics, undertaken by lay followers of the Buddha Gautama.

The laity undertake to follow these training rules at the same time as they become Buddhists, taking refuge in the Triple Gem: In the Buddha (teacher), in the Dharma (teaching) and thirdly in the Sangha (community of monks and nuns). The Buddha taught the five precepts out of compassion, not out of any desire to control his followers, and so they are to be undertaken voluntarily rather than as "commandments" from a god.

1. I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living beings.

2. I undertake the precept to refrain from stealing.

3. I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct (adultery, rape, pre-maritial sex, etc).

4. I undertake the precept to refrain from false speech (lying).

5. I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicants which lead to heedlessness.

It is often recited in Pāli as follows:

1. Pānātipātā veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi

2. Adinnādānā veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi

3. Kāmesu micchācāra veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi

4. Musāvāda veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi

5. Surā meraya majja pamādatthānā veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi

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