不ふ妄もう語ご戒かい

noun

precept against false speech; precept of satya

A Buddhist precept that prohibits lying or untruthful speech. Part of the five, eight, or ten precepts. Domain-specific term used in Buddhist contexts.

• 不ふ妄もう語ご戒かいは、仏ぶっ教きょう徒とが守まもるべき基き本ほん的てきな戒かい律りつの一ひとつです。

  The precept against false speech is one of the basic precepts that Buddhists should observe.