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Five Precepts
basic code of ethics for Buddhist lay people

Buddhist laity
thumb|right|Upasakas praying in Yangon, Myanmar.
Upāsaka (masculine) or Upāsikā (feminine) are from the Sanskrit and Pāli words for "attendant". This is the title of followers of Buddhism (or, historically, of The Buddha) who are not monks, nuns, or novice monastics in a Buddhist order, and who undertake certain vows. In modern times they have a connotation of dedicated piety that is best suggested by terms such as "lay devotee" or "devout lay follower".
Prātimokṣa
The Pratimokṣa () is a list of rules (contained within the vinaya) governing the behaviour of Buddhist monastics (monks or bhikṣus and nuns or bhikṣuṇīs). Prati means "towards" and mokṣa means "liberation" from cyclic existence (saṃsāra).
Eight Precepts
Buddhist precepts kept on observance days and festivals
Bodhisattva vow
vow taken by Mahayana Buddhists to liberate all sentient beings
Patimokkha in Theravada Buddhism
In Theravada Buddhism, the Pāṭimokkha is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhuṇīs). It is contained in the Suttavibhaṅga, a division of the Vinaya Piṭaka.
Bodhisattva Precepts
practice of becoming deciple of Buddha
Twenty-two vows of Ambedkar
22 Buddhist vows administered by B. R. Ambedkar to his followers