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.