Mahīśāsaka Vinaya

Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga

Confession 96

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs were wandering in a frightening place outside their country’s borders without anyone to protect them, and were robbed by evil people. … “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 wanders alone without someone to rely on in a frightening place outside her country’s borders, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

The remainder is as explained above.