Sila

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Sila is the Buddhist principle of ethical conduct and moral discipline, forming a core component of the path to liberation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist ethical principle
Pali term
ethical conduct
moral discipline
aimsAt reduction of unwholesome actions
supporting concentration
supporting wisdom
appliesTo lay Buddhists
monastics
associatedWith Paññā
Samadhi
consideredAs basis for spiritual progress
foundation for meditation
coreComponentOf Buddhist path to liberation
Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED
Three Trainings NERFINISHED
Threefold Division of the Path NERFINISHED
correspondsTo Sanskrit term Śīla
describedAs code of conduct
moral habit
virtue
emphasizes ethical restraint
moral purity
wholesome bodily actions
wholesome verbal actions
ethicalDomain bodily conduct
livelihood conduct
verbal conduct
goal non-harming
right livelihood
sexual responsibility
sobriety
truthfulness
languageOfOrigin Pali NERFINISHED
partOf Sikkhā (training)
relatedConcept Eight Precepts
Five Precepts NERFINISHED
Ten Precepts NERFINISHED
Vinaya NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Buddhism NERFINISHED
supports Right Action
Right Livelihood NERFINISHED
Right Speech NERFINISHED
valuedIn Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED

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