13 Facts About Eight precepts

In Buddhism, the eight precepts is a list of precepts that are observed by lay Buddhists on observance days and festivals.

In some periods and places the Eight precepts were widely observed, such as in 7th–10th-century China by government officials.

The final three Eight precepts are to abstain from eating at the wrong time ; to abstain from entertainment such as dancing, singing, music, watching shows, as well as to abstain from wearing garlands, perfumes, cosmetics, and personal adornments; and to abstain from luxurious seats and beds.

In Thailand, when the eight precepts are taken, it is believed that if one of them is broken, they are all broken.

The objective of the eight precepts is different from the five in that they are less moral in nature, but more focused on developing meditative concentration, and preventing distractions.

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Indeed, in Sri Lanka, lay devotees observing the eight precepts are expected to spend much time and effort on meditation, focusing especially on meditation on the parts of the body.

In practice, in Theravada traditions, the Eight precepts are mostly observed by faithful devotees above 40 years of age.

Since the eight precepts are often observed for one day, they are known as the one-day precepts.

The eight precepts are undertaken by people preparing for ordination as a monk, sometimes called anagarika in Pali or pha khao in Thai.

In 6th-century Korea, the eight precepts came to be associated with worship of Maitreya, due to the work of Hyeryang, a Korean monk that wrote a tract about these matters.

Eight precepts has been a member of the Buddhist Santi Asoke movement, which interprets the eight precepts as eating one vegetarian meal a day.

Srimuang's strict life following the Eight precepts has led his friends to call him "half monk–half man".

In Sri Lanka, in the 2000s, the eight precepts were still observed with great strictness, as was noticed by Religion scholar Jonathan Walters in his field research.