Talk:The Five Precepts
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What about Pancasila as the five principles of Indonesian politics? Adam 00:27, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
- There was a dab notice, but Sacca removed it on Sep. 28. I have restored it.—Nat Krause(Talk!) 02:46, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
The article is restored to the name of The Five Precepts, to keep it in order with The Eight Precepts and The Ten Precepts. ALso pancasila is rarely used, five precepts is frequently used. pancasila is a disambiguation page now. Greetings, Sacca 03:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
- Please don't use article titles that begin with "The ...".—Nat Krause(Talk!) 04:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sexual misconduct?
When reading the precept to avoid sexual misconduct, it jarred with what I'd read in a class text some months earlier. From what I read, sensual, rather than sexual misconduct is something to be avoided. This includes (but is not limited to) sexual misconduct, but also incorporates gluttony, sloth, anything which is an abuse of the senses. Who is right? I'm only a student and could well be wrong. 144.131.37.184 08:27, 15 November 2006 (UTC)they have big bum bums 2
[edit] About "sexual misconduct"
It says nothing about sex. Please, get your minds out of the gutters of the other religions. Buddhism is NOT a religion.
This precept says "Do no exploit the passions". Think about it. Don't take advantage of someone addicted to crack or heroin, or someone who has a need for sex even. You can have sex, just don't make it a thing of exploit. That's just a good moral thing to do. Come on people. Love is love, and lust is lust, and we are all human. This precept doesn't stop anything but the exploitation of peoples' weaknesses.
Buddhism IS a religion. Unless you're talking about the white-washed western version that's little more than a self help method. Zazaban 20:03, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
