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Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga · Vol. 3 · Section 146

[146] Venerable ladies, the thirty rules of nissaggiya pācittiya (offenses entailing expiation with forfeiture) have been recited. Concerning them I ask the venerable ladies: Are you pure in this matter? A second time I ask: Are you pure in this matter? A third time I ask: Are you pure in this matter? The venerable ladies are pure in this matter; therefore they are silent. Thus do I hold it. The Nissaggiya Pācittiya [rules] are concluded.¹ ¹ In the Burmese and European editions: "The Thirty Nissaggiya [rules] are concluded." **The Pācittiya Section (Pācittiyakaṇḍa)** Now, venerable ladies, these one hundred and sixty-six rules of pācittiya (offenses entailing expiation) come up for recitation (uddesa). The First Training Rule (sikkhāpada) of the Garlic Chapter (Lasuṇavagga)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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