The five precepts (panca sila) of Buddhism are codes of moral conduct
- Abstain from killing – not harming other living beings or environment
- Abstain from stealing or taking things not given
- Abstain from sexual misconduct
- Abstain from wrong speech – lying and deception increase ignorance and delusion
- Abstain from intoxicants – intoxicants cloud the mind and make us prone to transgress the 4 precepts
The five yamas (restraints) of Hinduism are disciplines of behavior
- Ahimsa – not harming others with behavior or speech
- Satya – truthfulness in speech
- Asteya – not stealing or taking something that doesn’t belong to us
- Brahmacarya – restraint in sexual behavior
- Aparigraha – take only what is needed/necessary for one’s needs, not being greedy
Both Buddhism and Hinduism share in the codes of conduct with the exception of the use of intoxicants.
Hinduism also includes 5 niyamas (observances) of actions towards ourselves
- Sauca – cleanliness
- Santosa – contentment
- Tapas – health of body through good habits of excercise, sleep, nutrition
- Svadhaya – self study
- Isvarapranidhana – offer fruit of actions to God