Modes of Conduct
Giving the twenty-five modes of conduct
These concern the five abandonment’s, five misdeeds, five murders, five types of anger and five attachments.
The five abandonment’s are-killing other beings, telling lies to deceive others, sexual misconduct, stealing others’ belongings, and the root of all infraction drinking alcohol.
The five misdeeds concern betting on games, wrongly acquired food, gossiping and reading meaningless writings, making sacrifices for ancestors, making bloody sacrifices and performing barbaric practices such as burning five fires on your body.
The five murders concern, killing cattle, children, women men, destroying Stupas and bases of the exalted body speech and mind.
The five types of anger concern malicious thoughts toward; Vajra friends, the Vajra master, the Buddha, an assembly of four fully ordained monks, and the abbots and disciples who have faith in you,
The five attachments are to visible forms, sound, odours, tastes and tangible objects.
Having generated a strong intention to observe these modes of conduct until they attain enlightenment the disciples repeat the verse, ‘Sole liberator…’
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