Chattupāhnavaggasikkhābada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga · Vol. 3 · Section 477

[477] **"Whatever" (yā pana)**: whoever, of whatever sort … **"Bhikkhunī"**: … this is the bhikkhunī intended in this meaning. **"Without an opportunity having been made" (anokāsakataṃ)**: without having asked leave. **"A bhikkhu"**: one who is fully ordained (upasampanna). **"Should ask a question"**: having had the opportunity made with regard to the Suttanta, she asks about the Vinaya or the Abhidhamma — an offense of pācittiya. Having had the opportunity made with regard to the Vinaya, she asks about the Suttanta or the Abhidhamma — an offense of pācittiya. Having had the opportunity made with regard to the Abhidhamma, she asks about the Suttanta or the Vinaya — an offense of pācittiya.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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