The Applied Buddhist Five Precepts (Panca Sila) in Khmer Society

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Samphose Prak
Jaras Leeka
Ratanak Keo
Kriangkrai Phinyarak
Phrakru Sripariyattayarak (Prasong Songnork)

Abstract

 The objective of this academic article aims to present the importance of applying the Buddhist five precepts in Khmer Society, and the paper will cover the main three points 1) How to apply the Buddhist five precepts in accordance with the Cambodian society context, 2) Analysis of benefit of practice of five precepts in society, 3) And how to get new concepts from applied Buddhist five precepts. Therefore, this short article will present how important the five precepts are, for the sake of peaceful co-existence in Khmer society in the present day.

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Prak, S., Leeka, J., Keo, R. ., Phinyarak, K., & (Prasong Songnork), P. S. (2023). The Applied Buddhist Five Precepts (Panca Sila) in Khmer Society. Journal of Graduate MCU KhonKaen Campus, 10(4), 1–9. Retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jg-mcukk/article/view/264341
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