What are the buddhist ethics?
Buddhist ethics derive from the various Buddhist precepts. For example, the Five Precepts guide Buddhists in their relations with other people. These precepts were first articulated by Shakyamuni Buddha and can be stated as: 1. Respect for life, to avoid killing, and to protect 2. Respect for personal property, to not take things that aren’t freely give, to avoid stealing, and to be generous 3. Respect for personal relationships, to avoid indulging the senses, to be content 4. Respect for truth, to avoid deceit and to speak the truth 4. Respect for mental and physical well-being, to avoid intoxicants and be mindful You can find a good discussion of these precepts at the first link below. Lay people can take up to 64 precepts (monastics take over 200) but the first five provide the foundation for Buddhist ethics. A highly respected Zen master, Robert Aitken Roshi, has written “The Mind of Clover” on Buddhist ethics. It’s well worth reading. ============================= Later edit: The
