Mahīśāsaka Vinaya

Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga

Confession 158

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs kept all kinds of bodily adornments. 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 keeps all kinds of bodily adornments, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

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