tenets

Noun

tenet (plural tenets)

1. An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
   • The Buddhist concept of tanha, for example — roughly translated as “blind demandingness” — encapsulates many tenets of R.E.B.T. and points the way toward emotional equanimity: stop asking more of the universe than it can possibly deliver.2009 October 5, “Enlightenment Therapy”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms:

   canon, lodestar