The Precepts

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The Precepts: A Special Practice Section

The five lay precepts are more than a set of simple moral edicts: they serve as practical guidelines on the path to buddhahood.

Contributions by Martine Batchelor, Ken McLeod, Donald Rothberg, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Sister True Virtue (Sister Annabel Laity), and Reb Anderson

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