noun
precept against sexual misconduct; precept of chastity
Buddhist term; one of the five or ten precepts, prohibiting adultery and sexual misconduct. Also known as the precept of brahmacharya in some contexts.
在家信者は五戒の一つとして邪淫戒を守る。
Lay followers observe the precept against sexual misconduct as one of the five precepts.
邪淫戒は、不倫や性的放逸を禁じる。
The precept against sexual misconduct prohibits adultery and sexual indulgence.
From 邪 (ja, 'wrong, evil') + 淫 (in, 'lewdness, sexual misconduct') + 戒 (kai, 'precept, commandment'). A Buddhist term for the precept against sexual misconduct.