Sila Day – 8 Precepts in Khmer & English
Samnang got educated by chunks, this meant he got education by living with the monk in a Buddhist Monastery. If you have been through his Biography on his social work AFK organization, you would have seen the long stories of how his education get developed over the time and all started with the three years dedicated to the Buddhist study.
Here with this article, Sam is sharing the fundamental practices as Buddhists and apply to general people to live correctly by not hurting others and oneself. This article is written in Khmer language (Sam’s native language and in English, his developmental language. Here you go:
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Today is Sila Day also known as Buddhist Holy Day, Oposatha Day, and Precepts Observance Day. SAM INSPIRE page would like to share the the 8 Sila Buddhist Precepts in Khmer and English as following:
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The 8 Precepts are observed only 4 days a month on the Khmer Lunar Calendar. Two days on the Waxing part, and other two days on Waning part. The 8th and 15th/14th Waxing on Lunda months and 8th and 15th/14th of Waning Lunar months.
While the 5 precepts are observed on daily basic. This means that only 3 of the 8 precepts are on those 4 days in addition to the 5 daily precepts.
ααΆαβαααααβαααααΆααααααΆααααΆααααααΆαααΈα Hereunder are the 8 precepts:
αα·ααααΆααβα‘:β ααΆααΆαα·ααΆααΆ ααααααΈ αα·ααααΆααα αααΆαα·ααΆαα·α αααα»αααααααα»ααΆ ααΌααααΆααΆαααΌααα·ααααΆαα ααΊα
αα ααΆααΆα ααα»αααα
αΆααα·αα·ααΆααααΎ ααααααΆαααΈαα·αα²ααααααΆααα
α»ααααα»αααααα ααΊαααααΆααααααα
Precept 1: I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures.
αα·ααααΆααα’:β α’αα·ααααΆααΆααΆ ααααααΈ αα·ααααΆααα αααΆαα·ααΆαα·α αααα»αααααααα»ααΆ ααΌααααΆααΆαααΌααα·ααααΆαα ααΊα
ααααΆ ααΆα ααα»αααα
αΆααα·αα·ααΆααΆαααα ααΌαααααα»ααααααα·αααΆαα²αααααααΆαα¬αααααΆα
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Precept 2: βI undertake the precept to refrain from taking that which is not given.
αα·ααααΆααα£:β α’αααα ααα
αα·ααΆ ααααααΈ αα·ααααΆααα αααΆαα·ααΆαα·α αααα»αααααααα»ααΆ ααΌααααΆααΆαααΌααα·ααααΆααααΊα
αα ααΆ ααΆα ααα»αααα
αΆααα·αα·ααΆααα ααααΉαααααΌαααααα·ααααααΎα ααΊαααααΌααααα»αααααα
Precept 3: I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct.
αα·ααααΆααα€:β αα»ααΆααΆααΆ ααααααΈ αα·ααααΆααα αααΆαα·ααΆαα·α αααα»αααααααα»ααΆ ααΌααααΆααΆα ααΌααα·ααααΆαα ααΊα
ααααΆ ααΆα ααα»αααα
αΆααα·αα·ααΆααα ααΌαααΆααααα»α αα
Precept 4: βI undertake the precept to refrain from incorrect speech.
αα·ααααΆααα₯:β αα»ααΆαααααααααααααΆαααααΆααΆ ααααααΈ αα·ααααΆααα αααΆαα·ααΆαα·α αααα»αααααααα»ααΆ ααΌααααΆααΆα ααΌα αα·ααααΆαα ααΊα
ααααΆααΆα ααα» αααα
αΆαα ααα»ααΆααΈααΆααααααα
ααααΈαααααΆα ααΊααΉαααΌαααΉααααααΉα ααΊ αα»ααΆ αα·ααααααα
Precept 5: βI undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness.
αα·ααααΆααα¦:β αα·ααΆααααααΆ ααααααΈ αα·ααααΆααα αααΆαα·ααΆαα·α αααα»αααααααα»ααΆααΌααααΆααΆαααΌααα·ααααΆαα ααΊα
αα ααΆ ααΆα ααα»αααα
αΆα αα·αα·ααΆ ααα·αααααΌααααααΆα αΆααααα»αααΆααα»αα
Precept 6: βI undertake the precept to refrain from eating at the forbidden time (i.e., after noon).
αα·ααααΆααα§:β αα
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ααΈαααΆαα·ααα·ααΌαααααα ααΆααΆαααααα·ααααααΆααααααα αα·ααΌααααααΆααΆ ααααααΈ αα·ααααΆααα αααΆαα·ααΆαα·α αααα»αααααααα»ααΆ ααΌααααΆααΆαααΌααα·ααααΆαα ααΊα
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αααα αα·αααΎαααΌαααααααααααΆαααααΌαααααα»ααααα αα·α αα·αα·ααΆαααααααα αα·ααααααΆαααα·α ααΆαααααααα’α·αααα’αΆαααΆαααΆααααααααΆααααα αα·αααααΏααααα’αΌα αα·αααααΏαααΆαααααααα
Precept 7: I undertake the precept to refrain from dancing, singing and playing music, going to see entertainments, wearing garlands, using perfumes, and beautifying the body with cosmetics.
βαα·ααααΆααα¨:β α§α
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αΆααααα αΆααααΆ ααααααΈ αα·ααααΆααα αααΆαα·ααΆαα·α αααα»αααααααα»ααΆααΌααααΆααΆα ααΌααα·ααααΆαα ααΊα
ααααΆααΆα ααα»ααα α
αΆαααΈααααΆααα αααααααα α½ααααααΆα αα·αααΈααααΆααα αααααααΎαα
Precept 8: I undertake the precept to refrain from lying on a high or luxurious sleeping place.
Please kindly accept these holy precepts with respect!
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