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

Word History

Etymology

Singhalese, from Pali pañca sīlāni five precepts, from Sanskrit pañca five + śīla custom, moral conduct, moral precept

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