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Ten Great Religions

CHAPTER IV
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Right obedience, or faithful observance of duty.
7.

Right memory, or a proper recollection of past conduct.
8.

Right meditation, or keeping the mind fixed on permanent truth.
After this system of doctrine follow certain moral commands and prohibitions, namely, five, which apply to all men, and five others which apply only to the novices or the monks.

The five first commandments are: 1st, do not kill; 2d, do not steal; 3d, do not commit adultery; 4th, do not lie; 5th, do not become intoxicated.

The other five are: 1st, take no solid food after noon; 2d, do not visit dances, singing, or theatrical representations; 3d, use no ornaments or perfumery in dress; 4th, use no luxurious beds; 5th, accept neither gold nor silver.
All these doctrines and precepts have been the subject of innumerable commentaries and expositions.


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