Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha

 

The Buddha then explained to Sigala that, by bowing in the six directions, his father really wanted him to remember, respect and be kind to all living beings in all directions. By that he would be protected. Finally, the Buddha instructed Sigala not to kill, steal, be unfaithful to his wife, lie or take intoxicants. So he gave the young man the training rules or the Five Precepts.

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