(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
three lifetime commandments (youth's femininity, middle-aged struggle, old-age gain); three categories of precepts (lay, ordination, moral)
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
caution; precaution; care
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
prohibition (e.g. in Buddhism); taboo (esp. religious or cultural); commandment
the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
vowing to follow the precepts
observing the precepts (of Buddhism)
precept forbidding the taking of life; precept against killing; precept of ahimsa
to break the Buddhist commandments
precept forbidding the taking of life; precept against killing; precept of ahimsa
counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance; admonishment; scolding; exhortation
Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol
precept of marital chastity and sexual restraint; precept of brahmacharya
precept of non-stealing; precept of achourya; precept of asteya
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
precept forbidding one to speak untruthfully; precept of satya
precept of marital chastity and sexual restraint; precept of brahmacharya
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)