Five Precepts

basic code of ethics for Buddhist lay people
Thing pentad Q1074929
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Five Precepts

Summary

Five Precepts is a pentad[1]. It draws 1,961 Wikipedia views per month (pentad category, ranking #2 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Five Precepts's instance of is recorded as pentad[3].
  • Five Precepts's instance of is recorded as ruleset[4].
  • Five Precepts's instance of is recorded as śīla[5].
  • Five Precepts's Commons category is recorded as Five precepts of Buddhism[6].
  • Five Precepts's facet of is recorded as Buddhism[7].
  • Five Precepts's partially coincident with is recorded as Five Precepts[8].
  • Five Precepts's different from is recorded as Pancasila[9].
  • Five Precepts's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Buddhism[10].
  • Five Precepts's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Ethics[11].
  • Five Precepts's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Eastern philosophy[12].
  • Five Precepts's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Philosophy[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include pentad[3], ruleset[4], and śīla[5].

Why It Matters

Five Precepts draws 1,961 Wikipedia views per month (pentad category, ranking #2 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 19d ago · Putnik · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Facet of Buddhism
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