The Five Precepts

To avoid doing evil

One can avoid doing evil by the observation of The Five Precepts ;

1. To abstain from killing.
2. To abstain from stealing.
3. To abstain from sexual misconduct.
4. To abstain from false speech.
5. To abstain from intoxicants which cause carelessness.

These Five Precepts are the basic moral principles of Buddhism best known to most Buddhists. They are the "don't" moral principles of the Buddhist way of life . They are also the principles of human behaviour that promotes orderly and peaceful existence in a community.