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戒律 (kairitsu) Japanese meaning: religious precept | Kotomora
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Observing Buddhist precepts is fundamental to training.
The Ten Commandments of Moses are well-known religious precepts.
Usage patterns 戒かい 律りつ を 守まも る to observe/keep religious precepts
The monk lives by observing the religious precepts.
戒かい 律りつ を 破やぶ る to break religious precepts
He ended up breaking the religious precepts.
〈 事こと 〉 の 戒かい 律りつ the precepts of a (religion)
Buddhism's precepts include the Five Precepts.
戒かい 律りつ に 従したが う to follow religious precepts
The believers follow the precepts and do not eat meat.
Related words 律法 refers to a body of religious law such as the Torah or Mosaic Law, while 戒律 more generally covers precepts or commandments within any religion, including Buddhism.
規律 refers to order, discipline, or rules in a secular or organizational context (e.g., school discipline), while 戒律 is specifically religious.
掟 is a traditional or organizational rule (e.g., of a guild or community) that need not be religious, whereas 戒律 specifically denotes religious precepts.
戒め is a broader term for admonition, warning, or moral lesson, not limited to religious rules like 戒律.
Don't confuse with 戒律 refers specifically to a set of religious commandments or precepts, while 戒め is a broader term that can mean a single admonition, warning, or lesson.
Etymology Compound of 戒 (kai, 'admonish' or 'commandment') and 律 (ritsu, 'law' or 'regulation'). The term has been used in Japanese Buddhism to refer to the precepts governing monastic life, and later extended to other religious traditions.
