This passage underlines the purpose of the Five Precepts in avoiding samsara and rebirth: To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one’s mind - this is the teaching of the Buddhas.

The Five Moral Precepts and the Noble Eightfold Path are important guides for the Buddhist family and other areas of life. Image caption, A mother and child making an offering to a boy monk at a ...

Commitment to nonviolence lies at the heart of Buddhist philosophy, as it is the first among the five precepts foundational to Buddhist ethics. Yet many Buddhist clerks from Russia have endorsed ...