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- Sanghavasesa: (13 precepts for monk; 17 precepts for nun)
Breaking these rules is compared to having damaged one's five
sense organs
- Nissaggya: (120 precepts for monk; 208 precepts for nun)
Breaking one of these rules results in hell after death
- Patidesaniya: (4 precepts of monk, 18 precepts for nun)
Breaking one of these rules can be redeemed. Repentance is
allowed by confessing to another monk
- Dukkata: (100 precepts for monk; 100 precepts for nun)
There are so many precepts; most are trivial ones that need to be
observed every hour and minute of the day.
E. BODHISATTVA PRECEPTS-OR THE MAHAYANA
PRECEPTS FROM THE BRAHMA NET SUTRA (10
major and 49 minor ones)The Ten important ones are:
- Not to kill for pleasure.
- Not to steal or rob.
- For monk: Not to have sex with women. F o r
lay disciple: Not to commit adultery. - Not to lie with intention.