Buddhist ethics

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branch of Buddhist philosophy ethical system moral philosophy

Buddhist ethics is the moral framework in Buddhism that emphasizes non-harm, compassion, and the cultivation of wholesome mental states as the basis for right conduct and the path to liberation.

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Buddhist precepts 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of Buddhist philosophy ⓘ
ethical system ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
aimsAt liberation from suffering ⓘ
nirvana ⓘ
appliesTo lay Buddhists ⓘ
monastics ⓘ
basedOn teachings of the Buddha ⓘ
centralPrinciple compassion ⓘ
cultivation of wholesome mental states ⓘ
non-harm ⓘ
differsFrom divine command theory ⓘ
emphasizes intention ⓘ
mindfulness ⓘ
moral discipline ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
encourages contentment ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
non-attachment ⓘ
right livelihood ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
guides action ⓘ
livelihood ⓘ
speech ⓘ
historicallyDevelopedIn India NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes Bodhisattva vows ⓘ
Five Precepts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ten Wholesome Actions NERFINISHED ⓘ
monastic Vinaya rules ⓘ
influencedBy Four Noble Truths NERFINISHED ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED ⓘ
doctrine of dependent origination ⓘ
doctrine of karma ⓘ
doctrine of no-self ⓘ
doctrine of rebirth ⓘ
practicedIn Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits false speech ⓘ
intoxicant abuse ⓘ
killing ⓘ
sexual misconduct ⓘ
stealing ⓘ
relatedTo consequentialism ⓘ
virtue ethics ⓘ
stresses mental purification ⓘ
personal transformation ⓘ
values compassion for all sentient beings ⓘ
equanimity ⓘ
loving-kindness ⓘ
sympathetic joy ⓘ
viewsActionsThrough consequences for suffering ⓘ
karmic results ⓘ

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ahimsa (non-violence) → coreValueIn → Buddhist ethics ⓘ
subject surface form: Ahimsa
Three Refuges → associatedConcept → Buddhist ethics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddhist precepts