(Buddhism) The eight precepts of Buddhism. / Zhu Bajie (豬八戒); a character from the Chinese literary classic, The Journey to the West.

Buddhism

Zhu Bajie

to inform, to teach, to instruct / to tell

to swear, to pledge, to make an oath, to vow

an oath, pledge / (Shinto, Buddhism) vow that the Buddha pledged to save sentient beings

conjunctive form of 誓う (chikau) [godan]

commandment

precept, commandment

護る: to protect, to defend / to watch carefully / to abide (by rules), to observe (regulations)