General term for laws, rules, or regulations. Often used in formal or legal contexts.
You must act in accordance with the law.
Refers to the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Often used in religious or academic contexts.
See also: トーラー
The monk lives observing the precepts.
The Torah is part of the Jewish scriptures.
律法 refers to religious law (such as Mosaic law) and uses the same kanji reversed, unlike 法律 which means secular legislation.
rabbi · scribe (Biblical)
Compound of 律 (law, rule) and 法 (law, method). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used to translate both secular and religious legal concepts.