Mahīśāsaka Vinaya

Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga

Confession 204

Origin Story

At that time, the bhikkhunīs bound their bodies in all kinds of ways to make them beautiful. 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 binds her body in all kinds of ways, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

The remainder is as explained above.