Confession 72

Origin Stories

At that time, the bhikkhunīs used gum to make dildos, inserted them into their vaginas, and sexual desire arose in their minds. Thereupon they returned to lay life, or became non-Buddhist renunciates.

There was also a bhikkhunī who made one, tied it to her heel, and inserted it into her vagina. Then a sikkhamānā was frying something in oil, and a fire broke out that burnt the bilding. The bhikkhunī panicked, forgot to untie it, and came outside with it attached to her foot. When the firefighters saw it, they asked: “Venerable, what’s that next to your foot?” She fully and truthfully answered. Then they criticized her … “I now lay down a precept for the bhikkhunīs, as explained above. From now on, this precept should be recited thus:

Final Ruling

‘If a bhikkhunī makes a dildo and inserts it into her vagina, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

If sexual fluids come out, it’s a thullaccaya.

For a sikkhamānā and a sāmaṇerī, it’s a dukkaṭa.