5 Percept of Life

May 20th is the celebration of Vesak Day, commemorating Buddha's Birthday.
The Buddha's teaching are focusing on ethical living and practicing through daily acts of campassion, charity and service.

Siddharta Buddha was born tobe a royal Prince in a very rich palace 2,550 years ago.
He walked away from his luxurious, royal life and became a poor forest dweller seeking a way to escape human suffering. His realization that the way to end suffering was not a lofty far-off attainment at the end of an arduous spiritual discipline, but freely available and observable in moment-to-moment experience has been the base of his teaching.

The 5 percept of Life of Buddha:
1. Undertaking the training rule to abstain from taking life,
2. Undertaking the training rule to abstain from stealing,
3. Undertaking the training rule to abstain from sexual misconduct,
4. Undertaking the training rule to abstain from false speech,
5. Undertaking the training rule to abstain intoxicating drinks, and drugs causing heedlessness.