Precepts
In the first part, the Buddha elaborates precepts that made people praise him or the Sangha as worthy of reverence. The list of the Buddha's higher precepts are categorized as follows:
Read more about this topic: Brahmajala Sutta (Theravada)
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“The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.”
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