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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. In the following section, six teachers discuss the precepts and their application in our daily lives.

The Buddhist Precepts: An Introduction
Martine Bachelor
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