Pansil
noun
Pan·sil
ˈpan(t)sə̇l
plural -s
: the rite in Hinayana Buddhism of undertaking ceremonially a set of five precepts of morality
Pansil … is taken individually before a Buddhist shrine or collectively at the beginning of a Buddhist meeting of any kind
Christmas Humphreys
Christmas Humphreys
Word History
Etymology
Singhalese, from Pali pañca sīlāni five precepts, from Sanskrit pañca five + śīla custom, moral conduct, moral precept