Translated from the Chinese by Bhikuni Shih Heng-ching. This sets forth the moral code to be observed by lay Buddhists. It serves as a valuable source of material for tracing the history of the development of the Buddhist Canon. [Taisho Tripitaka #1488] [Ch: Yu-p"o-sai-chieh-ching] [Jpn: U-ba-soku-kai-kyo]