Confession 157

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs wore corsets to make their fat or thin bodies become average. Sexual desire arose in their minds. … “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 wears a corset, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

For a sikkhamānā and a sāmaṇerī, it’s a dukkaṭa.

The non-offenses are as above.