Buddha taught the laypeople to observe five precepts in their day to day lives. Those are,

  1. Refrain from killing – That is, refrain from killing any being. This being can be in a just formed embryo or a fully grown person or an animal.
  2. Refrain from Stealing – Refrain from taking anything that is not yours with a stealing mind.
  3. Refrain from sexual misconduct – There can be women who live under the protection of a mother, a father, both mother and father, a brother, a sister, relatives, or under a tribe. Also, some women have committed their lives to practice Dhamma. Sometimes, a woman has a husband or engaged to get married. In some cases, she is intended to get married with someone just after simple engagement like wearing a garland of flowers. If someone to sexually act with any of these women and deprave her character, then it is known as sexual misconduct. A Buddhist disciple should refrain from these actions.
  4. Refrain from lying – A Buddhist disciple who has observed this precept should not tell a lie intentionally to deceive another person.
  5. Refrain from misusing alcohols, drugs or other similar things to get intoxicated – One should not use alcohols, beer, cigarette, drugs, or marijuana that result in tardiness and intoxication.