I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.

I undertake the precept to refrain from food at the wrong time.

I undertake the precept to refrain from seeing shows of dancing, singing, and music.

I undertake the precept to refrain from attiring and adorning myself with garlands, fragrance, and makeup.

I undertake the precept to refrain from high and luxurious beds.

I undertake the precept to refrain from receiving gold and currency.

Basic Passages 3 The Thirty-Two Parts of the Body

“In this body there is head hair, body hair, nails, teeth, skin, flesh, sinews, bones, bone marrow, kidneys, heart, liver, diaphragm, spleen, lungs, intestines, mesentery, undigested food, feces, brain, bile, phlegm, pus, blood, sweat, fat, tears, grease, saliva, snot, synovial fluid, urine.”

Basic Passages 4 The Boy’s Questions

What is the one? All sentient beings are sustained by food.

What is the two? Name and form.

What is the three? Three feelings.