Eight Precepts
These training precepts guide wholesome conduct in body and speech, forming a foundation for developing mindfulness, clear comprehension, and meditation as part of the Noble Eightfold Path. They also foster communal harmony, restraint, and self-discipline.
They are undertaken as a voluntary and personal commitment.
1. Harmlessness: Refrain from intentionally taking the life of any living being.
2. Trustworthiness: Refrain from taking what is not given.
3. Chastity: Refrain from all sexual activity.
4. Right Speech: Refrain from false, harsh, malicious, or frivolous speech, as well as worldly gossip.
5. Sobriety: Refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs; smoking is prohibited at all times within the monastery.
6. Refrain from eating after midday. This frees time for meditation and supports a life of simplicity.
7. Refrain from entertainment and adornment: Avoid music, dance, games, and beautifying the body with jewelry or makeup, to help turn attention inward toward the Dhamma.
8. Refrain from high or luxurious beds and seats, and from overindulging in sleep, to cultivate wakefulness, mindfulness, and clear awareness throughout the day.
八戒是训练身语善行的准则，为修习八正道、培育正念、正知与禅定奠定基础。持戒亦促进僧团和合、收摄身心、砥砺自律。
八戒须自发受持，自愿遵行。
1. 不杀生：不故意伤害有情生命。
2. 不偷盗：不取非予之物。
3. 不淫欲：断绝一切性行为。
4. 不妄语：不说虚妄、粗恶、离间、戏论及世俗闲杂之语。
5. 不饮酒：不饮用酒类及服用毒品；寺院内全天禁止吸烟。
6. 不非时食：日中之后不进食，以节省时间禅修，安于简朴。
7. 不歌舞观听、不香花严身：不参与歌舞娱乐，不以珠宝妆容装饰身体，以便收摄内心，专注佛法。
8. 不坐卧高广大床：不使用高大豪华的床座，不贪睡眠，以培养终日清醒、正念分明。
