Mahīśāsaka Vinaya

Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga

Confession 80

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs stood with lay people and non-Buddhist renunciates alone in the streets, whispered in their ears, and sent away their companion bhikkhunīs. When the householders saw it, they criticized them. … “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 lay person or a non-Buddhist renunciate alone in the streets, whispers in their ear, and sends away her companion bhikkhunī, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

The remainder is as explained above.