Confession 175

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs went to border lands. The people of the border lands enslaved them, stole their robes and bowls, or raped 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 goes to a border land, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

“A border land” means a place without bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs.

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

If she flies there, the offense isn’t committed.