<p>I believe that the link that follows would be your one of your best options for tracking down a Sanskrit version of the Five Precepts. It indicated that this is to be found in the liturgy. Get in touch with them and see if they can provide more information.</p>

<p><a href="http://nalandatranslation.org/offerings/notes-on-the-daily-chants/commentaries/ritual-for-taking-the-five-precepts/" rel="nofollow">http://nalandatranslation.org/offerings/notes-on-the-daily-chants/commentaries/ritual-for-taking-the-five-precepts/</a></p>

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<p>Can anyone provide me a Sanskrit (not Pali) translation of the Five Precepts?</p>

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If you don't get an answer here, perhaps an alternative place to ask this question might be [the suttacentral.net forum](https://discourse.suttacentral.net/)?
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Is there a Sanskrit (not Pali) version of the Five Precepts?
# Is there a Sanskrit (not Pali) version of the Five Precepts?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-18)

Can anyone provide me a Sanskrit (not Pali) translation of the Five Precepts?

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> **username_1**: If you don't get an answer here, perhaps an alternative place to ask this question might be [the suttacentral.net forum](https://discourse.suttacentral.net/)?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-10. Score: 1

I believe that the link that follows would be your one of your best options for tracking down a Sanskrit version of the Five Precepts. It indicated that this is to be found in the liturgy. Get in touch with them and see if they can provide more information.

<http://nalandatranslation.org/offerings/notes-on-the-daily-chants/commentaries/ritual-for-taking-the-five-precepts/>


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