The ten good precepts (jūzenkai) were one of the earliest formulations of bodhisattva precepts; they were granted to both laymen and monks. They originated from a list of ten actions which produced good karma.
- Abstention from killing living things
- Abstention from stealing
- Abstention from unchastity
- Abstention from lying
- Abstention from malicious speech
- Abstention from harsh speech
- Abstention from indistinct prattling
- Abstention from covetousness
- Abstention from anger
- Abstention from wrong views