The following are the five precepts (pañca-sikkhāpada) or five virtues (pañca-sīla) rendered in English and Pali
| 1. | I undertake the training rule to abstain from killing. | Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. |
| 2. | I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking what is not given. | Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. |
| 3. | I undertake the training rule to avoid sexual misconduct. | Kāmesumicchācāra veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. |
| 4. | I undertake the training rule to abstain from false speech. | Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. |
| 5. | I undertake the training rule to abstain from fermented drink that causes heedlessness. | Surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi |