SikzApada
śikṣāpada , nt. ( Skt. in Harṣac. ; = Pali sikkhāpada, see also śiṣyā° ), moral commandment ; as in Pali , there are five incumbent on all Buddhists, referred to as binding on an upāsaka and listed Mv iii.268.10—13 , in the form of promises made, yāvajjīvaṃ prāṇātipātāt (adattādānāt, kāmehi mithyācārāt, mṛṣāvādāt, surāmaireyamadyapramādasthānāt) prativiramiṣyaṃ; the second five bind only monks, śrāmaṇerasya śikṣāpadaṃ iii.268.16—17 , here not listed but referred to, yāvaj (this means that the first four are understood) jātarūparajatapratigrahaṇa-śikṣāpadaṃ dhārayāmi 17; the first eight are listed Mvy 8693—8700 in the form of cpds. in -viratiḥ (6—8 being gandhamālyavilepanavarṇaka-[ rouge etc. ]-dhāraṇa-v°, uccaśayanamahāśayana-v°, vikālabhojana-v°); here omitted is nṛtyagītavāditā, which is separate in the Pali list but grouped with gandhamālyavilepana in AbhidhK. LaV-P. iv.47 , altho this text proceeds to point out that the standard number ten is made up by separating these two (and adding the prohibition against gold etc. , which curiously, in AbhidhK. as in Mvy , is left out of the formal list of eight); the order of the second group of five varies slightly in different lists; pañca śi° Mv i.211.14 = ii.15.13 (observed by the Bodhisattvaʼs mother while carrying him); i.321.18 ; in Śikṣ 174.1 ff. , besides the ‘five’ and ‘ten’ śi°, are mentioned larger numbers, ye ca bodhisattvasaṃvaraṃ caturthaṃ śataṃ ( Tib. acc. to note 400 ) śikṣāpadānāṃ dhārayanti, ye punar abhiniṣkrāntagṛhāvāsā bhikṣavaḥ (250 śi°) … dhārayanti, and 500 which nuns keep; no number, Mv iii.52.2 ; 265.14 (buddhaprajñapti-śi°): Divy 51.8 ; 549.6 .