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Whoops, and I forgot to mention that we do not have commandments, we have precepts and paths, but like Buddha said, do not do anything just because a teacher tells you to, even the Buddha. "Be a lamp unto yourself" the Buddha said on his death bed, when his disciple asked him what they would do without him. And in Zen, we say "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." And also "Our teachings are a finger pointing you to the moon. Woe to him who mistakes the finger for the moon." All our precepts and paths are meant to guide us to enlightenment, but it is essentially up to the Buddhist.
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