what are some of the most important/ main rules that buddhists follow?
2007-01-09 11:13:59 · 6 answers · asked by Tony 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are no rules in Buddhism!You won't be fine ,cane,stone to death,or even beheaded in Buddhism.
What we have are called precepts.Monks are suppose to observe 227 precepts.Precepts are moral instructions.
For lay Buddhists,most of them observe the five precepts.
1.To abstain from taking lives
2.To abstain from taking what is not given
3.To abstain from sexual misconduct
4.To abstain from harmful speech
5.To abstain from drugs and intoxicants that cause heedleesness of the mind.
The above precepts are for the protection of the person who observe it.Breaking any of the above precepts will bring bad consequences from other people.No Buddhist organisation/authorities can punish you;you punished yourself.
2007-01-09 20:28:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No killing
No Stealing
No Lying
No Sexual Misconduct
No Abbusive use of Alcohol
Just that simple
Remember man! Buddhism is just the name of the religion, Compassion is the practice!
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2007-01-10 02:45:32 · answer #2 · answered by gerald j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice meditation to remain calm, remember everything (even the rocks) have a living spirit, be kind to others and never cause anyone or anything harm. The whole jist is to stay peaceful and positive, I keep trying, but some days it is a struggle.
2007-01-09 19:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by XOXOXOXO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know . . . but today I heard Chuck Swindall say that the Bud-dist can believe in as many as 2 million Gods! Wow! That must be a hard religion to study . . .
2007-01-09 19:23:39 · answer #4 · answered by Clark H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Universe is not a judicial system
2007-01-09 19:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean the eight-fold path?
1. right view.
2. right intention
3. right speech
4. right action
5. right livelihood
6. right effort
7. right mindfulness
8. right concentration
2007-01-09 19:21:55 · answer #6 · answered by L Strunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋