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# 勅修百丈清規 5.8

English (machine translation) 5.8

- **Language:** English

### [5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.5.8)

"For the rest of your life, not engaging in sexual misconduct—these are the characteristics of the five precepts. Can you uphold them?" The novice answers, "I can uphold them."

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## Linked texts (1)

- [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.5.8) — Classical Chinese

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