Suspension 13

Origin Story

At that time, the Buddha was in Kosambī in Ghosita’s park. 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 with a bad character doesn’t accept being spoken to, and when the bhikkhunīs admonish her according to dhamma about the precepts and rules, doesn’t accept the admonishment, and says: “Venerable sisters, don’t tell me about good and bad. I also won’t tell you about good and bad. May the sisters stop! Don’t admonish me,” the bhikkhunīs should admonish her thus: “Venerable sister, don’t refuse to accept admonishment. Venerable sister, you should accept admonishment. The venerable sister should admonish the bhikkhunīs according to dhamma, and the bhikkhunīs should also admonish the venerable sister according to dhamma. In this way, the assembly of the Buddha’s disciples achieves growth, by admonishing each other, by teaching each other, and by confessing to each other.” If when the bhikkhunīs admonish that bhikkhunī, she holds firmly on to it and doesn’t give it up, the bhikkhunīs should admonish her three times to give up this matter. If she gives it up by the third time, it’s fine. If not, that bhikkhunī commits an offense that should be given up after three admonishments, a saṅghādisesa.’” (End of the 13th rule.)

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