Someone asked me: the objective of maintaining the 8 precepts is to be celibate. If he is able to maintain the third precept, the other subordinate precepts such as the sixth, seventh, and eighth precepts, he does not need to maintain those. Is this tru

Today I have some questions about the meaning of a Buddhist word. The word “Sila” (precepts) has many facets: the 5 precepts, the 8 precepts, the 10 precepts, and the 227 precepts. How important are the precepts? Why do we need to keep the precepts?

What are Sila Vata (religious or monastic precepts)? How are they different from the 5 precepts?

My friend told me that regular people like him/her who work, maintaining the precepts is enough no need to meditate. How can I explain to him/her?

If I am determined to keep the 5 precepts fully as Luang Phaw explained about the sweetened tamarind, what will I receive as a result?

I would like to ask how we can keep the 5 precepts correctly. What is the wholesome strategy and method for keeping the 5 precepts solidly at all times?

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What is the principle of “Sangha Dana”? f there is only one monk who receives our gifts, it can be counted as Sangha Dana? Which one gives us more merit between presenting gifts to the Order of Monks or to a specific one?

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Some people have compared the Bodhisatta’s renunciation of his life and someone committing a suicide. Please explain how the two are different.