The Five
No Killing or Harming of Sentient
Life
No Stealing or Taking What is Not Given
No Sexual Misconduct
No False Speech
No Taking of Intoxicants
"Five
Moral Precepts, " Buddhism A to Z
"Why Should We
Take the Five Precepts?" Excerpted from the Teachings of the Venerable
Master Hsuan Hua (1918-1995)
"Precepts
for Laypeople" by Ajaan Lee
"The
Healing Power of the Precepts" by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
"The Five
Precepts," Path to Freedom
"The
Five Precepts," Going for Refuge, Taking the Precepts by
Bhikkhu Bodhi
"The
Five Precepts of the Layperson" Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Great Perfection
of Wisdom
"Aiding Practices of the Bodhimanda,"
Shurangama Sutra (.pdf file)
"The
Lesser Section on Virtue"
"Sankha Sutta: The Conch Trumpet"
"Sunakkhatta
Sutta"--Claiming that one is enlightened does not justify unrestrained
behavior
Pañcasila
-- the Five Precepts (for lay men and women)
"Abhisanda
Sutta"--The rewards of observing the precepts: AN VIII.39
"Vipaka
Sutta"--The consequences of failing to observe the precepts: AN VIII.40
No Killing or Harming of Sentient Life
"The Precept Against Killing,"
From Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Great Perfection of Wisdom
Buddhist
Resources on Vegetarianism and Animal Welfare
"Buddhist
Ideas for Attaining World Peace" by Ron Epstein
"Violence
and Disruption in Society: A Study of the Early Buddhist Texts" by Elizabeth
J. Harris
"WHO: 1.6 million die in violence annually"
by Thomas H. Maugh II
�Deaths
by Mass Unpleasantness: Estimated Totals for the Entire� 20th Century�
"Youth violence connected to aggression at
home" by Anand Vaishnav
"Violence
Unabated: Children's Programming in A Cynical Age" by George Gerbner
"Highlights of the Television Violence Profile"
"TV today, violence
tomorrow: Study links viewing by kids to aggression later in life"
by Nanette Asimov
"Spanking Causes Misbehavior"
"Analysis of Studies
Suggests Abortion Can Raise Breast Cancer Risk" by Jane E. Brody
No Stealing or Taking What is Not Given
"The Precept Against Stealing," Nagarjuna's
Treatise on the Great Perfection of Wisdom
"Contemplations
to Inspire the Avoidance of Stealing," Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Great
Perfection of Wisdom
"The Precept Against Sexual Misconduct," Nagarjuna's
Treatise on the Great Perfection of Wisdom
"The
Offenses and Retributions Inherent in Adultery", Nagarjuna's Treatise
on the Great Perfection of Wisdom
"Cancer, Infidelity Link
Eyed" by Paul Recer
"Coconspirator?
Genital Herpes Linked to Cervical Cancer" by Nathan Seppa
"Sex and Lifespan"
"The Precept Against False Speech," Nagarjuna's
Treatise on the Great Perfection of Wisdom
"Lies Parents Tell Themselves
about Why They Work" by Shannon Brownlee and Matthew Miller
"The Precept Against Consuming Intoxicants,"
Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Great Perfection of Wisdom
"A
Discipline of Sobriety" by Bhikkhu Bodhi
"Alcohol's Erroneous Ways
Revealed" by Emma Young
"Cannabis Smoking 'More Harmful' than Tobacco"
by Emma Young
"Cannabis Link
to MentalIillness Strengthened" by Emma Young
"Warning
Over Light Pregnancy Drinking"
"Alcohol
Increases Breast Cancer Risk"
"Alcohol or Drug Link
Found in 80 Percent of U.S. Prisoners" by Christopher S. Wren
"Why We Are All Addicted" by Andrew Weil,
M.D.
"AMA
Urges Ban on Alcohol Ads" by Suzanne C. Ryan
"Cocaine Kills
Brain's 'Pleasure' Cells"
"Study of Twins
Backs Marijuana-Drug Link"