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As with followers of the Shingon school of Buddhism, order members observe ten precepts ( ethical training rules ).

These precepts are different from monastic vows and do not appear in the Vinaya Pitaka, but were formulated on the basis of the so-called " dasa-kusala-dhammas " ( ten wholesome actions ).

These are found in several places in the Pāli Canon, as well as in some Sanskrit sources.

The karma sections of the fundamental meditation texts of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism also list these acts as basic guidelines for lay or ordained practitioners intent on observing the law of cause and effect.