r/upasaka

Upavasatha/uposatha observance dates for 2026 based on the guidance provided by Dharma Drum Mountain and both Dhammayuttika Nikāya and Mahānikāya (Thailand).

The following are the ten major Bodhisattva precepts (also known as the "Brahma Net Precepts"), widely followed in East Asian Mahayana traditions:

1.Respect life: Do not kill or encourage others to kill.

2. Be giving: Do not steal or encourage others to steal.

3.Honor the body: Do not engage in licentious acts (or misuse sexuality) or encourage others to do so.

4.Manifest truth: Do not use false words and speech (lying) or encourage others to do so.

5.Proceed clearly: Do not trade or sell alcoholic beverages (or consume them, in some interpretations) or encourage others to do so.

6.See the perfection: Do not broadcast the misdeeds or faults of the Buddhist assembly (monks and nuns) or encourage others to do so.

7.Realize self and others as one: Do not praise yourself and speak ill of others, or encourage others to do so.

8.Give generously: Do not be stingy with material aid or the Dharma (withholding) or encourage others to be so.

9.Actualize harmony: Do not harbor anger or encourage others to be angry.

10.Experience the intimacy of things: Do not speak ill of (slander) the Buddha, the Dharma, or the Sangha (the Triple Jewel) or encourage others to do so.

I've seen people talk about 5 precepts and the 8 and 10 ones.. but as a lay pureland buddhist.. I feel like these are beyond the basic precepts and are absolutely doable for us ❤️