Confession 118

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs gave the full ordination to students every year. There were many students, and they were unable to instruct each one of them. They were ignorant and without knowledge, and weren’t able to train in the precepts. When the senior bhikkhunīs saw 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 gives the full ordination to a student every year, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

A bhikkhunī may give the full ordination to one student every other year.

The remainder is as explained in “taking on a disciple”.