Ārāmavaggasikkhābada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga · Vol. 3 · Section 361

[361] At that time the Buddha, the Blessed One, was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in the Jetavana, Anāthapiṇḍika's park. Now at that time a certain bhikkhunī, alone with a man, one with one, had a boil that had arisen in the private area (pasākha) lanced. Then that man attempted to violate that bhikkhunī. That bhikkhunī let out a loud cry. The bhikkhunīs, running up, said to that bhikkhunī: "Why, lady, did you cry out?" Then that bhikkhunī informed the bhikkhunīs of this matter. Those bhikkhunīs who were of few wishes … complained, criticized, and spread it about: "How indeed can a bhikkhunī, alone with a man, one with one, have a boil that has arisen in the private area lanced?" … "Is it true, bhikkhus, that bhikkhunīs, alone with a man, one with one, have a boil that has arisen in the private area lanced?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them: "How indeed, bhikkhus, could a bhikkhunī, alone with a man, one with one, have a boil that has arisen in the private area lanced? This, bhikkhus, is not for the confidence of those without confidence … And thus, bhikkhus, let the bhikkhunīs recite this training rule (sikkhāpada): "Whatever bhikkhunī, without having obtained permission from the Saṅgha or a group, alone with a man, one with one, should have a boil or a wound (ruhita) that has arisen in the private area lanced, or cut open, or washed, or smeared with ointment, or bandaged, or unbandaged, there is a pācittiya."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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