Suspension 1

Origin Story

At that time, the World-honored One was in Rājagaha on Vulture’s peak. Then the World-honored One for this reason gathered the bhikkhu sangha, and said to the bhikkhus: “From now on, I’ll lay down a precept for the bhikkhunīs, and state the 10 principles: … So that the true dhamma may last long. Someone wishing to recite the precept should recite like this:

Final Ruling

‘If a bhikkhunī as a matchmaker delivers a man’s message to a woman, or a woman’s message to a man, to accomplish a marriage, or an affair, even if just for one moment, that bhikkhunī commits an immediate offense that should be given up, a saṅghādisesa.’” (End of the first rule.)

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