小乘戒

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Dictionary Definition:

The commandments of the Hīnayāna, also recognized by the Mahāyāna: the five, eight, and ten commandments, the 250 for the monks, and the 348 for the nuns.

Source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms -- by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous