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Eight Precepts

Buddhist precepts kept on observance days and festivals
Thing Octad Q3275628

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3 properties
Instance of
octad, ruleset, śīla[3][4]
Religion or worldview
Buddhism[2]
Name in kana
はっさいかい[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eight Precepts en one-day precepts en uposatha vows es aṭṭhasīla es ocho preceptos fa هشت دستور fr aṭṭhasīla fr huit préceptes id Atthasila (Buddha) ja 八戒 ja 八斎戒 nl Acht Voorschriften nl Atthasila pt Oito preceitos (budismo) ru восемь заповедей ru восемь обетов th ศีล 8 th ศีล ๘ th ศีลแปด th ศีลอุโบสถ
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120_4ltd
National Library of Latvia ID
000343151

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śīla
Religion or worldview 1
Buddhism
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Summary

Eight Precepts is an octad[1].

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  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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