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不偸盗戒 (ふちゅうとうかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ偸ちゅう盗とう戒かい

Meanings

1

noun

precept of non-stealing

Buddhism

Buddhist term; one of the five precepts (五戒) or ten good precepts (十善戒). Also known by the Sanskrit terms achourya or asteya.

不ふ偸ちゅう盗とう戒かいは、仏ぶっ教きょう徒とが守まもるべき五ご戒かいの一ひとつです。
The precept of non-stealing is one of the five precepts that Buddhists should observe.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
偸steal
盗steal, rob, pilfer
戒

commandment

Similar words

五ご戒かい
The five precepts as a set; 不偸盗戒 is the second of these, prohibiting stealing.
十じゅう善ぜん戒かい
The ten good precepts, which include the precept of non-stealing as one of the three bodily good deeds.

Etymology

From 不 (not) + 偸盗 (stealing) + 戒 (precept). The term is a direct translation of the Sanskrit concept asteya (non-stealing).