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Śīla (virtue or shila)

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Śīla (Sanskrit) or sīla (Pāli) is usually rendered into English as "behavioral discipline", "morality", or ethics. It is often translated as "precept". It is an action that is an intentional effort. It is one of the three practices (sīla - samadhi - paññā) and the second pāramitā. It refers to moral purity of thought, word, and deed. The four conditions of śīla are chastity, calmness, quiet, and extinguishment, i.e. no longer being susceptible to perturbation by the passions.

Sīla refers to overall (principles of) ethical behaviour. There are several levels of sila, which correspond to 'basic morality' (five precepts), 'basic morality with asceticism' (eight precepts), 'novice monkhood' (ten precepts) and 'monkhood' (Vinaya or Patimokkha). Laypeople generally undertake to live by the five precepts which are common to all Buddhist schools. If they wish, they can choose to undertake the eight precepts, which have some additional precepts of basic asceticism.
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shila

Sila (The Precepts)

    1. Right Speech
    2. Right Action
    3. Right Livelihood
    Samadhi (Tranquillity of Mind)
    4. Right Exertion
    5. Right Attentiveness
    6. Right Concentration
    Panna (Wisdom, Insight)
    7. Right Aspiration
    8. Right Understanding
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Pancha Shila by C. George Boeree
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Prajnaaaramita-Ratna-Guna-Samcaya-Gaathaa by E. Obermiller - book


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Religious Convention and Sila Practice - amaravati.org
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Second Paramita by Robert Aitken
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Sila - enlightenment, moral conduct, and buddhism
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Sila - Morality
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Six Paramitas by Osel Dorje Nyingpo
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Six Paramitas
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Six Paramitas by Tulku Thubten Rinpoche
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Six (or Seven) Paramitas by Katinka Hesselink
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Ten Tasks of Perfection - about half way down page
http://www.borobudur.tv/buddhism_102.htm

To Light a Thousand Lamps: A Theosophic Vision by Grace F. Knoche - chapter on the Paramitas - book

Training in the Six Paramitas: Shila - The Essence of Ethics by Padmavajra
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Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra: A General Explanation by Hsuan Hua - book


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