"Thou shalt not steal" is one of the foundational moral imperatives of the precepts laid out in the Buddhist Vinaya.
 The Theravada Buddhist tradition emphasizes transcending the individual self through the attainment of nirva (lit
 This includes the Five Precepts for laypeople, Eight or Ten Precepts for monastic life, as well as rules of Dhamma (Vinaya or Patimokkha) adopted by a monastery

