section_path: Practices/Ethical precepts
section_name: Ethical precepts
paragraph_text: Ethical precepts
  
  Taking up and living by sets of ethical precepts is another important practice in Taoism. By the Tang dynasty, Taoism had created a system of lay discipleship in which one took a set of Ten precepts (Taoism).
  
  The Five precepts (Taoism) are identical to the Buddhist five precepts (which are to avoid: killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxicants like alcohol.) The other five were a set of five injunctions:
  
  (6) I will maintain harmony with my ancestors and family and never disregard my kin; (7) When I see someone do good, I will support him with joy and delight; (8) When I see someone unfortunate, I will support him with dignity to recover good fortune; (9) When someone comes to do me harm, I will not harbor thoughts of revenge; (10) As long as all beings have not attained the Dao, I will not expect to do so myself.
  
  Apart from these common ethical precepts, Taoist traditions also have larger sets of precepts that are often reserved for ordained priests or monastics.