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CHAPTER IX.
The Precepts and Parables of Buddha.
I.—Precepts.
OFt is natural that a religion, the chief aim
of which is to inculcate universal love
and to recommend a life of holiness in this
world, must be ‘teeming with’ moral precepts.
Budhism has 423 moral precepts, and all of
these are embodied in ‘ the Dhammapada?
They are the peculiar charm of Buddha’s
religion ; and stand defying the taint and tint
of time to the present day. They are pre-
cepts, very aptly remarks Mr. Dutt, “which for
their beauty and moral worth are unsurpassed
by any similar collection of precepts made in
any age or country.”
Buddha prescribed five commandants for
all his followers—-Laymen and Bhikshus.
They were imcumbent upon all who claimed
to be Buddhists.
“ Let him not kill or cause to be killed
any living being, nor let him approve of others.
CHAPTER IX.
The Precepts and Parables of Buddha.
I.—Precepts.
OFt is natural that a religion, the chief aim
of which is to inculcate universal love
and to recommend a life of holiness in this
world, must be ‘teeming with’ moral precepts.
Budhism has 423 moral precepts, and all of
these are embodied in ‘ the Dhammapada?
They are the peculiar charm of Buddha’s
religion ; and stand defying the taint and tint
of time to the present day. They are pre-
cepts, very aptly remarks Mr. Dutt, “which for
their beauty and moral worth are unsurpassed
by any similar collection of precepts made in
any age or country.”
Buddha prescribed five commandants for
all his followers—-Laymen and Bhikshus.
They were imcumbent upon all who claimed
to be Buddhists.
“ Let him not kill or cause to be killed
any living being, nor let him approve of others.