Eight precepts 八戒

   (八戒齋) The first eight of the ten commandments, see 戒; not to kill; not to take things not given; no ignoble (i.e. sexual) conduct; not to speak falsely; not to drink wine; not to indulge in cosmetics, personal adornments, dancing, or music;　not to sleep on fine beds, but on a mat on the　ground; and not to eat out of regulation hours,　i.e. after noon. Another group divides the sixth　into two－against cosmetics and adornments and　against dancing and music; the first eight are then　called the eight prohibitory commands and the last the 齋 or fasting commandment.

    八戒者，又名八齋戒、八關齋戒、八支齋，亦單名八戒等。

　　一、不得殺生　　　　　　　五、不得飲諸酒

　　二、不得不與取　　　　　　六、不得塗飾香鬘歌舞觀聽

　　三、不得非梵行　　　　　　七、不得眠坐高廣嚴麗床座

　　四、不得虛誑語　　　　　　八、不得食非時食

    此八者其中第八離非時食，是齋法，因總稱之謂八戒齋。此八戒齋，為在家男女一日一夜受持之戒法。稱為六齋或十齋日等者，謂受持此八戒齋之日。