かい
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. admonition; commandment
when read as "かい"
2. sila (precept)
Kanji used
commandment
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
self-admonition
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
martial law
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
strict guard
ordination platform
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
caution; precaution; care
the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)
to break the Buddhist commandments
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
vowing to follow the precepts
observing the precepts (of Buddhism)
counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance; admonishment; scolding; exhortation
Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol
prohibition on adultery and other indecent sexual acts
do not speak untruthfully (precept)
prohibition on adultery and other indecent sexual acts
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)