Pancha Sila

[puhn-chuh see-luh]

Pan·cha Si·la

[puhn-chuh see-luh]
noun Buddhism.
a standard recitation of Hinayanists, including repetitions of formulas and of vows to abstain from anger, lust, cowardice, malevolence, and to abstain from the desire for possessions and unwholesome pleasures.

Origin:
< Pali pañca sīlā
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