Sikkhapada

Sikkhāpada: 'steps of training', moral rules.
The 5 moral rules, also called pañca-sīla which are binding on all Buddhist laymen, are: 1 abstaining from killing any living being, 2 from stealing, 3 from unlawful sexual intercourse, 4 from lying, 5 from the use of intoxicants. see: surāmeraya Precepts.
The 10 rules dasa-sīla are binding on all novices and Bhikkhus, namely: 1 abstaining from killing, 2 from stealing, 3 from unchastity, 4 from lying, 5 from the use of intoxicants, 6 from eating after midday, 7 from dancing, singing, music and shows, 8 from garlands, scents, cosmetics and adornments, etc., 9 from luxurious beds, 10 from accepting gold and silver.
In the 8 rules attha-sīla which on full and new moon days, and on the first and last quarter of the moon, are observed by many lay-followers upāsaka, the 7th and 8th of the above 10 rules are fused into one as the 7th rule, while the 9th becomes the 8th.
==References==
Maha Thera Nyanatiloka. Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines, Buddhist Publication Society, first edition 1952. 
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