Explaining the Pratimoksha ethical code, for lay practitioners and monastics, continuing the teaching from Chapter 4.

Leading a review of the Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha to meditate on these meaningful epithets.

Outlining the various benefits of keeping precepts and describing the eight types of precepts for householders and monastics, teaching from Chapter 4.

Explaining a bodhisattva’s refuge, from Chapter 3 and giving an overview of the three higher trainings, and describing ethical conduct, from Chapter 4.

Explaining the common guidelines and maintaining proper refuge, teaching from Chapter 3.

Describing the guidelines for each of the Three Jewels and the first two of the common guidelines, teaching from Chapter 3.

Explaining the section on formally taking refuge, and covering how to deepen our refuge by studying the general guidelines of refuge, teaching from Chapter 3.

Describing the distinguishing features of the Three Jewels, causal and resultant refuge, from Chapter 2 and formally taking refuge, beginning Chapter 3.

Explaining the qualities of the Dharma and Sangha, continuing the teaching from Chapter 2.

Completing the recollection of the Buddha and beginning the recollection of Dharma, teaching from Chapter 2.