The Five Precepts 2 The Five Precepts (Pañca Sīla) 4 The Precepts in Buddhism, by Dr. Paul Dahlke 6 Exhortation, by Dr. Paul Dahlke 13 Taking the Precepts, by Bhikkhu Sīlācāra 17 The Role of the Precepts, L. R. Oates 24 The Importance of Pañca Sīla, by G. Constant Lounsbery 33 The Five Rules 38
