Mahīśāsaka Vinaya

Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga

Confession 145

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs taught others to recite texts on medical treatments. The lay people 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 teaches others to recite texts on medical treatments, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

The remainder is as explained above.