ACZC Precepts
Pure Precepts:
Sho butsu gi kai – I vow to refrain from what is wrong.
It is the abode of the law of all Buddhas; It is the source of the law of all Buddhas
Sho Zen ho kai – I vow to embrace what is good.
It is the teaching of anuttara samyaksambodhi, and the path of the one who practices and that which is practiced.
Sho shu gyo kai – I vow to benefit all beings.
It is transcending profane and holy and taking self and others across.
10 Precepts:
I vow not to kill.
By not killing life the Buddha tree seed grows. Transmit the life of Buddha and do not kill.
I vow not to steal.
The self and object are such as they are, two yet one. The gate of liberation stands open.
I vow not to misuse sexuality.
Let the three wheels of self, object, and action be pure. With nothing to desire one goes along together with the Buddhas.
I vow not to lie.
The Dharma Wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither surplus nor lack. The sweet dew saturates all and harvests the truth.
I vow not to deal in intoxicants.
Originally pure, don’t defile. This is the great awareness.
I vow not to slander.
In the Buddhadharma, go together, appreciate together, realize together and actualize together. Don’t permit faultfinding. Don’t permit haphazard talk. Do not corrupt the Way.
I vow not to praise self and berate others.
Buddhas and Ancestors realize the vast sky and the great earth. When they manifest the noble body, there is neither inside nor outside in emptiness. When they manifest the Dharma body there is not even a bit of earth on the ground.
I vow not to spare the dharma or material assets.
One phrase, one verse - that is the ten thousand things and one hundred grasses; one Dharma, one realization - is all Buddhas and Ancestors. Therefore, from the beginning, there has been no stinginess at all.
I vow not to indulge anger.
Not negative, not positive, neither real nor unreal, there is an ocean of illuminated clouds and an ocean of bright clouds.
I vow not to disparage Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
To expound the Dharma with this body is foremost. The virtue returns to the ocean of unreality. It is unfathomable; we just accept it with respect and gratitude.
Precepts Talks
3rd Precept - Not Holding Excessive Desires
5th Precept - Refraining From Intoxicants
6th Precept - No Speaking of Past Mistakes
7th Precept - No Praising Self and Berating Others
8th Precept - Not Being Covetous
9th Precept - Not Indulging Anger
10th Precept - Not Disparaging the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha