Home›Subcategories›Moral PreceptsSubcategoriesMoral Precepts37 of 368 entries in Beliefs & Restrictions. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Moral Precepts." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/belief/moral-precepts.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Moral Precepts. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/belief/moral-preceptsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-moral-precepts, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Moral Precepts}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/belief/moral-precepts}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXRules of conduct a tradition holds its adherents to, the Five Precepts of Buddhism and the Ten Commandments among the best known examples. Filed as belief because the entry records the rule and its stated grounds, not the practice of keeping it, which would belong under the practice type instead.FactsLearn MoreSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRules of conduct a tradition states as binding on its members - commandments, precepts, vows, training rules. Each is given as the tradition frames it, because the force of a rule differs with its frame: a Buddhist precept undertaken as a training rule is not a commandment, and a monastic vow is not a law binding on the laity. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedBeliefs & Restrictions 1BrowseCompareSelect all 37Fasting from dawn to dusk in RamadanMoral Precepts26 linksPilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetimeMoral Precepts26 linksObserve the Sabbath (Shabbat)Moral Precepts11 linksDharma: righteous dutyMoral Precepts6 linksDo not kill (First Precept)Moral Precepts3 linksRight conduct of the Eightfold PathMoral Precepts8 linksAhimsa in the extremeMoral Precepts4 linksFasting in LentMoral Precepts25 linksThe Ten CommandmentsMoral Precepts4 linksLove your neighbor as yourselfMoral Precepts12 linksGood thoughts, good words, good deedsMoral Precepts4 linksHarm none (the Wiccan Rede)Moral Precepts9 linksChristian pacifism (nonresistance)Moral Precepts5 linksWu wei (effortless action)Moral Precepts9 linksThe five great vows (mahavratas)Moral Precepts2 linksIndulgence and rational self-interestMoral Precepts1 linkThe Seven Fundamental TenetsMoral Precepts2 linksAntinomian transgressionMoral Precepts1 linkBelief should be proportioned to the evidenceMoral Precepts7 linksMorality is grounded in human welfare, not divine commandMoral Precepts4 linksFree inquiry must not be limited by dogma or authorityMoral Precepts4 linksThe state should be secular and neutral among beliefsMoral Precepts4 linksReligious duty consists in doing justice and loving mercyMoral Precepts3 linksObservance of Both Saturday and Sunday as Holy DaysMoral Precepts2 linksCelibacy required of all membersMoral Precepts1 linkCommunity of goodsMoral Precepts2 linksComplex marriageMoral Precepts1 linkFoot washing as an ordinanceMoral Precepts5 linksMarriage as a covenant between one man and one womanMoral Precepts1 linkNonviolent direct action as Christian witnessMoral Precepts1 linkRefusal of the oathMoral Precepts4 linksThe full inclusion of LGBTQ people in ordination and marriageMoral Precepts10 linksWeekly observance of the Lord's SupperMoral Precepts2 linksKayaka: Labour Itself Is WorshipMoral Precepts1 linkOutreach to Every Jew Regardless of ObservanceMoral Precepts1 linkHitbodedut: Unstructured Personal Prayer Spoken Aloud in SolitudeMoral Precepts1 linkDeed Before Creed: Conduct, Not Belief About God, Is the Ground of Religious LifeMoral Precepts1 linkLearn MoreThe Moral Precepts This group holds the moral precepts of the traditions, the ethical rules and principles by which a religion directs conduct: commandments, precepts and codes that set out how the faithful should live toward God and one another. The browser will find the moral precepts the atlas gathers. The entries describe each in its own terms, noting the tradition that teaches it and how it is understood within that tradition.Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year