Confession 78

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs stood and talked with lay people and non-Buddhist renunciates alone outdoors, and as a result, they touched their bodies … “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 stands and talks with a lay person or a non-Buddhist renunciate alone outdoors, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

The remainder is as explained above.

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