三聚淨戒

Also known as Intermediate Precepts ( 通戒 ). It refers to the following three types of precepts leading us to the perfection in cultivating Buddhism:

1. Precepts of rules and disciplines ( 攝律儀戒 ) - precepts that prevent us from doing evil, such as the Five Precepts, the Eight Precepts, the Ten Precepts.
2. Precepts of morality ( 攝法戒 ) - Precepts that encourage us to do good for oneself.
3. Precepts of mercy and kindness ( 攝眾生戒 ) - Precepts that are beneficial to other sentient being whom are salvaged and liberated from suffering.

See also 'Differentiated Precepts'.