ˈpan(t)sə̇l noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Singhalese, from Pali pañca sīlāni five precepts, from Sanskrit pañca five + śīla custom, moral conduct, moral precept — more at five
: the rite in Hinayana Buddhism of undertaking ceremonially a set of five precepts of morality
pansil … is taken individually before a Buddhist shrine or collectively at the beginning of a Buddhist meeting of any kind — Christmas Humphreys