VOWS OF BUDDHISM

22 Vows
 
1. I shall not believe in or worship Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh as God.
2. I shall not believe or worship Rama and Krishna as God.
3. I shall not believe or worship Gauri-Ganapati and other deities of Hindu Dharma as a God.
4. I do not believe in any incarnation of the God.
5. As for me to say, the Buddha to be an incarnation of Vishnu is the false and foul Propaganda.
6. I shall neither observe the Shraddha nor offer the Pinda to the dead.
7. I shall not do anything contrary or incongruent to Buddha-Dharma.
8. I shall not perform any religious rites in the hands of a Brahmin.
9. I believe all human beings to be equal.
10. I shall strive to establish equality (among all human beings).
11. I shall follow the Noble-Eight-Fold Path, as taught by the Buddha.
12. I shall observe the Ten Parmita taught by the Buddha.
13. I shall observe compassion towards all living beings.
14. I shall not steal.
15. I shall not tell lies.
16. I shall not commit adultery
17. I shall not consume the alcoholic drinks.
18. I shall lead my life in accordance with the Three Principles of Buddha Dharma viz. Prajnya, Sheel and Karuna.
19. I do renounce my old Hindu Dharma which is harmful to the human development and which considers human beings unequal and low and instead I accept the Dharma of Buddha.
20. I am convinced that it (Buddha Dharma) is Satdhamma (= True - Dharma).
21. I believe that now I am a new birth.
22. I take the vow to live up to the teachings of the Buddha.