The Tipiṭaka in Three Languages

Chattupāhnavaggasikkhābada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga · Vol. 3 · Section 455

[455] **"Whatever … (yā pana)":** means whoever, of whatever sort … **"Bhikkhunī":** … this is the bhikkhunī intended in this sense. **A waist ornament (saṅghāṇi)** means: any ornament whatsoever that goes upon the hips. **"Should wear (dhāreyya)":** if she wears it even once, there is an offense (āpatti) of Pācittiya.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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