Confession 102

The 102nd training precept: Not wandering when the rains retreat is over.

Origin Story

Location as before. Then the bhikkhunīs, when the rains retreat was finished, wanted to wander among the people. They said to Thullanandā bhikkhunī: “Let’s wander among the people.” Thullā bhikkhunī said: “What use is it for me to wander among the people now?” The bhikkhunīs said: “The Buddha instructed us to go. Why would you disobey him?” The bhikkhunīs told the bhikkhus, and the bhikkhus told the Buddha. The Buddha asked and criticized, as explained in detail, down to: “I’ll lay down another training precept. You should recite it like this:

Final Ruling

‘If a bhikkhunī, when the rains retreat is over, doesn’t leave her old place and wander among the people, it’s a pācittiya.’”

Explanations

“A bhikkhunī” is as above.

“The rains retreat is over” means the rains retreat is finished.

“Not leaving one’s old place” means not going and wandering among the people.

The explanations of the rule factors etc. are as explained in detail before.