Confession 183

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs sang and danced themselves. The lay people criticized them: “These bhikkhunīs sing and dance themselves, like prostitutes.” 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 sings and dances herself, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

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

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