Confession 182

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs sat facing lay people and taught dhamma with their bodies leaning close to each other, as if they were having a romantic talk. From this, defiled attachment arose in their minds. Thereupon, they returned to lay life, or became non-Buddhist renunciates. 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 sits facing a lay person and teaches dhamma with their bodies leaning closely towards each other, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

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

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