Meanings

precept forbidding one to speak untruthfully

full alert

vowing to follow the precepts

handing down the precepts

disciplinary measures

martial law

ordination platform

strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts

preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.)

warning line

warning color

airborne early-warning system

to break the Buddhist commandments

depraved monk

guarding

punishing a crime to make an example for others

being prudent and cautious

sense of caution

Ritsu (school of Buddhism)

the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)