Three Jewels
Buddhists take refuge in the Three Jewels or Triple Gem, (a.k.a. the "Three Refuges").
The Three Jewels are:
Refuge is common to all major schools of Buddhism. Pali texts employ the Brahmanical motif of the triple refuge, found in Rig Veda 9.97.47, Rig Veda 6.46.9 and Chandogya Upanishad 2.22.3-4.
Faith is an important teaching element in both Theravada and Mahayana traditions. In contrast to perceived Western notions of faith, faith in Buddhism arises from accumulated experience and reasoning.
In the Kalama Sutra, the Buddha explicitly argues against simply following authority or tradition, particularly those of religions contemporary to the Buddha's time. There remains value for a degree of trusting confidence and belief in Buddhism, primarily in the spiritual attainment and salvation or enlightenment. Faith in Buddhism centres on belief in the Three Jewels.
To someone who wishes to take on Buddhism. The Five Precepts are:
The order is important. Improper sexual conduct is roughly translated as 'hurtful' sexual conduct. These three are optional:
Sanskrit version:
Khmer characters:
Khmer characters:
Khmer characters:
Uyghur version:
Chinese version:
However, some substitute the above with a (Mahāyāna) version taken from the Avatamsaka Sutra which reads:
Tibetan : The basic refuge in Tibetan is:
A Mahayana refuge in Tibetan:
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