Such gatherings invariably start proceedings with a religious ritual. Those assembled, from the highest to the humblest, intone the Five Buddhist Precepts. They solemnly pledge to refrain from the ...

The Five Moral Precepts and the Noble Eightfold Path are important guides for the Buddhist family and other areas of life. Image caption, A mother and child making an offering to a boy monk at a ...

The Five Moral Precepts and the Noble Eightfold Path are important guides for the Buddhist family and other areas of life. Image caption, A mother and child making an offering to a boy monk at a ...