Buddhist initiation

"Jyukai" redirects here. For the band Jyukai, see Jyukai (band).
"Jukai" redirects here. For the forest in Japan, see Aokigahara.
Not to be confused with Upasampadā.

The Buddhist initiation (Pali: Ārādhanā; Chinese: 受戒; pinyin: shòujiè; Japanese pronunciation: Jukai; Korean: 수계; romaja: sugye) refers to the public initiation ceremony wherein a lay follower of Buddhism takes refuge in the Triple Gem and receives certain Buddhist precepts. The particulars of the ceremony differ widely by country and by schools of Buddhism.


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