Eight Precepts

English

Etymology

Calque of Pali aṭṭha-sīla, aṭṭhaṅga-sīla or Calque of Sanskrit अष्टा-सील (aṣṭā-sīla), अष्टाण्ग-शील (aṣṭāṇga-śīla).

Noun

Eight Precepts pl (plural only)

1. (Buddhism) Eight rules that are observed by lay Buddhists on observance days and festivals: to abstain from (i) taking life, (ii) taking what is not given, (iii) unchastity, (iv) false speech, (v) intoxicants which cause a careless frame of mind, (vi) taking food at the wrong time, (vii) dancing, music, visiting shows, flowers, make-up, the wearing of ornaments and decorations, and (viii) a tall, high sleeping place.

Translations

Eight Precepts

• Burmese: သီတင်းသီလ (my) (sitang:sila.), ရှစ်ပါးသီလ (hracpa:sila.), အဋ္ဌင်္ဂသီလ (my) (athtangga.sila.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 八關齋／八关斋 (zh), 八關齋戒／八关斋戒

• Japanese: 八斎戒
• Thai: ศีลแปด