also: はちかい
the eight precepts
Buddhist term: the five precepts plus three additional rules (abstaining from luxurious beds, self-adornment/entertainment, and eating after noon). Often observed by laypeople on special observance days.
See also: 五戒
Some Buddhists observe the eight precepts on specific days.
八戒は在家信者が修行のために受ける戒律の一つだ。
The eight precepts are one set of precepts that lay believers undertake for practice.
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
Alternate reading; less common than はっかい.
From 八 (eight) + 戒 (precept). A Sino-Japanese Buddhist term.