Precepts (sikkhāpada)
Subtopics: Five Precepts, Eight Precepts
See also: Virtue
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The Teaching and the Training, Session 3 – Mar. 19, 2018

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1. “Why are the precepts worded as things not to do rather than as aspirations?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Precepts] [Vinaya] // [Dhamma]

Quote: “You can’t mandate goodness.” [Precepts]