bā​jiè

eight precepts

八戒 bā​jiè
eight precepts
The eight prohibitions in Buddhism for lay people to follow for a limited period of time, such as not killing, not stealing, and not eating after noon.
Zhu Bajie
The character 猪八戒 zhū​bā​jiè from the Ming dynasty novel "Journey to the West", known as Pigsy in English translations.

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