16 Facts About Buddhist ethics

Buddhist ethics are traditionally based on what Buddhists view as the enlightened perspective of the Buddha.

Buddhist ethics sees these patterns of motives and actions as conditioning future actions and circumstances – the fruit of one's present actions, including the condition and place of the actor's future life circumstances .

The goal of Buddhist ethics practice is generally to break the cycle, though one can work for rebirth in a better condition through good deeds.

The Buddhist ethics Sangha is seen as the most meritorious "field of merit".

In modern times, traditional Buddhist ethics countries have seen revival movements to promote the five precepts.

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Novice-monks use the ten precepts while fully ordained Buddhist ethics monks have a larger set of monastic precepts, called the Pratimoksa .

In Buddhist ethics thought, the cultivation of dana and ethical conduct will themselves refine consciousness to such a level that rebirth in one of the lower hells is unlikely, even if there is no further Buddhist ethics practice.

An important value in Buddhist ethics is non-harming or non-violence to all living creatures from the lowest insect to humans which is associated with the first precept of not killing.

The Buddhist ethics ideal is to die in a calm but conscious state, while learning to let go.

Early Buddhist ethics monastics spent a lot of time in the forests, which was seen as an excellent place for meditation and this tradition continues to be practiced by the monks of the Thai Forest Tradition.

Buddhist ethics gave up hunting trips, banned the killing of specific animals and decreased the use of meat in the royal household.

Buddhist ethics nuns are however bound by an extra 8 precepts not applicable to Buddhist ethics monks called The Eight Garudhammas.

Alan Sponberg argues that the early Buddhist ethics sangha sought social acceptance through 'institutional androcentrism' as it was dependent on material support from lay society.

For various historical and cultural reasons such as wars and invasions, the orders of ordained Buddhist ethics nuns disappeared or was never introduced in Southeast Asia and Tibet, though they slowly started being reintroduced by nuns such as Ayya Khema, Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Tenzin Palmo and Thubten Chodron.

Buddhist ethics texts promote the building of public works which benefit the community and stories of Buddhist ethics Kings like Ashoka are used as an example of lay people who promoted the public welfare by building hospitals and parks for the people.

Early Buddhist ethics texts do not disparage merchants and trade, but instead promote enterprise as long as it is done ethically and leads to the well-being of the community.