He lives by a strict moral code.
So how we do violate our own moral code?
Buddhism contains an excellent moral code for monks and laity, but it is much more than an ordinary moral teaching.
There are absolutely conditions, such as adherence to a moral code.
Having survived the devastating deluge along with his family, the clay tablets that contain the Instructions speak of the moral code the king upholds.
In truth, nothing short of a total change of dynasty and moral code, in that interior kingdom, was adequate to account for the impulses now communicated to the unfortunate and startled minister.
Precisely because evil so often goes unpunished in this world, he asserts, the moral code must reflect another reality, in which souls are judged, punished, or rewarded after death.
