precepts

the dusty precepts of a bygone era.

过去时代的枯燥戒律

Vinaya: Shramanera Precepts, Bhikshu precepts and Bodhisattva precepts are all allocated into the above three stages respectively.

戒学方面：沙弥戒、比丘戒、菩萨戒依次分别配入一、二、三阶段。

the precepts which form the basis of the book.

构成本书基础的规则。

They accept the Prophet’s precepts but reject some of his strictures.

他们接受先知的教训, 但拒绝他的约束。

the Commissioner issued precepts requiring the companies to provide information.

长官发出军令状要求各连队提供信息。

?So long as he is spared to us, gladly shall we sit at his feet to learn from him the sublime precepts of purity, unworldliness, spirituality, and inebriation in the love of God.

只要他不伤害我们，我们会高兴地坐在他的脚上听着他崇高的纯洁、超尘脱俗和灵性，还有对神陶醉的爱。