Eightfold observance

The eightfold observance (Tib. ཡན་ལག་བརྒྱད་དང་ལྡན་པའི་བསྙེན་གནས།, [[Wyl. yan lag brgyad dang ldan pa’i bsnyen gnas) is to refrain from:

1. killing,
2. stealing,
3. sexual activity,
4. false speech,
5. intoxication,
6. singing, dancing, music, and beautifying oneself with adornments or cosmetics,
7. using a high or large bed, and
8. eating at improper times.

Typically, this observance is maintained by lay people for twenty-four hours on new moon and full moon days, as well as other special days in the lunar calendar.