[362] **"Whatever"** means: whoever, of whatever sort … [1]
**"Bhikkhunī"** means: … [2] this is the bhikkhunī intended in this sense.
**"Lower body (pasākha)"** means: below the navel, above the circle of the knees.
**"Arisen"** means: arisen in that place.
**"Boil"** means: any kind of boil.
**"Sore (ruhita)"** means: any kind of wound.
**"Without having obtained permission"** means: without asking.
**"Saṅgha"** means: the Saṅgha of bhikkhunīs is what is meant.
**"Group"** means: several bhikkhunīs are what is meant.
**"Man"** means: a human male — not a yakkha, not a peta, not an animal — one who is intelligent and capable of defiling.
**"Together"** means: in company with one another.
**"One with one"** means: there is both a man and a bhikkhunī.
She commands, "Lance it" — an offense of wrong-doing (dukkaṭa); when it has been lanced — an offense entailing expiation (pācittiya).
She commands, "Cut it open" — an offense of wrong-doing; when it has been cut open — an offense entailing expiation.
She commands, "Wash it" — an offense of wrong-doing; when it has been washed — an offense entailing expiation.
She commands, "Smear it" — an offense of wrong-doing; when it has been smeared — an offense entailing expiation.
She commands, "Bandage it" — an offense of wrong-doing; when it has been bandaged — an offense entailing expiation.
She commands, "Unbind it" — an offense of wrong-doing; when it has been unbound — an offense entailing expiation.
*Variant readings noted in the Siam Raṭṭha edition: (1) Burmese and European editions read "bhedāpesī ti"; (2) Burmese and European editions read "yaṅkiñci vaṇo"; the reading should be "yo koci vaṇo."*
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.