八戒

([lang id =1028]八戒齋) The first eight of the ten commandments, see [lang id =1028]戒; not to kill; not to take things not given; no ignoble (i.e. sexual) conduct; not to speak falsely; not to drink wine; not to indulge in cosmetics, personal adornments, dancing, or music;　not to sleep on fine beds, but on a mat on the　ground; and not to eat out of regulation hours,　i.e. after noon. Another group divides the sixth　into two―against cosmetics and adornments and　against dancing and music; the first eight are then　called the eight prohibitory commands and the last the [lang id =1028]齋 or fasting commandment. Also [lang id =1028]八齋戒;　[lang id =1028]八關齋 ([lang id =1028]八支齋) ; cf. [lang id =1028]八種勝法.

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謂五戒之後， 更加不坐高廣大床、 不著花鬘纓絡、 不習歌舞戲樂， 此八戒亦是在家之人所持， 故名在家八戒。

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見八戒齋條。