Mahīśāsaka Vinaya

Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga

Confession 152

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs slept under the same cover as other bhikkhunīs, sikkhamānās, or sāmaṇerīs. They saw each other’s bodies, … “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 sleeps under the same cover as another bhikkhunī, a sikkhamānā, or a sāmaṇerī, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

The remainder is as explained above.

(150.) This is actually the 152nd precept. The numbering is out of alignment.*