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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The five Buddhist ethical training guidelines: avoid harming living beings, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, harmful speech and intoxicants that cause carelessness.
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Revise: Karma, Rebirth and Ethical CultivationThe Five Precepts, also called panchasila, turn ethical intentions into guidance for everyday life. They are voluntarily undertaken training principles, not commandments imposed by a creator god. They connect with sila, the morality aspect of the Noble Eightfold Path.
Identify the Six Perfections particularly with Mahayana Buddhism; the Five Precepts, metta and karuna are important across Buddhist traditions.
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