Precepts.
It means commandment, instruction, and injunction.
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" A Precept (from the Latin præcipere, to teach) is a commandment, instruction, or order...
The Five Precepts
The five precepts are not given in the form of commands such as "thou shalt not ...", but are training rules in order to live a better life in which one is happy, without worries,...