Mahīśāsaka Vinaya

Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga

Confession 79

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs stood with bhikkhus alone in the streets, whispered in their ears, and sent away their companion bhikkhunīs. The householders criticized them. When the senior bhikkhunīs heard it, they criticized them in all kinds of ways, … “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 with a bhikkhu alone in the streets, whispers in his ear, and sends away her companion bhikkhunī, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

The remainder is as explained above.