also: はちかい
noun
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
仏教徒の中には、特定の日に八戒を守る人もいる。
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.
五戒 are the five basic precepts for lay Buddhists (no killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, or intoxication). 八戒 adds three more rules for stricter observance.
From 八 (eight) + 戒 (precept). A Sino-Japanese Buddhist term.