Origin story

bhagavān śrāvastīyam viharati | tā dāni bhikṣuṇīyo upasthāpitāḥ anyena gacchanti | tā dāni upādhyāyinīyo ojjhāyanti | asmākaṁ bhagavatā daṇḍa-karma prajñaptaṁ | imā sāmoktikā | yā dāni upasthāpitā anyena gacchanti | katham imāḥ asmābhir avavaditavyāyo anuśāsitavyāyo | etaṁ prakaraṇaṁ bhikṣuṇīyo mahāprajāpatīye gautamīye ārocayeṁsuḥ | peyālaṁ | yāvac chabdāpitā | tad eva sarvaṁ pṛcchīyanti | āma bhagavan | bhagavān āha | duṣkṛtaṁ yāvo bhikṣuṇīyo evaṁ nāma yūyam upasthāpitāḥ anyena gacchatha | tena hi upasthāpitāya upasthāyikā dve varṣāṇi anubandhitavyā | atha khalu bhagavān mahāprajāpatīṁ gautamīm āmantrayati | sannipātaya gautami bhikṣuṇīyo yāvat paryavadātāni bhaviṣyanti |

Ruling

yā puna bhikṣuṇī upasthāpitā upasthāyikāṁ dve varṣāṇi nopasthihen nānubandhet pācattikaṁ |

Definitions

• yā puna bhikṣuṇī ti upasampannā |
• upasthāpite ti sārdha-vihāriṇī |
• upasthāyikām iti upādhyāyinī |
• dve varṣāṇī ti dve varṣāṇī |
• nopasthihed iti kāya-paricaryāṁ kuryāt |
• nānubandhed iti yena gacchati tena na gacchati

pācattikaṁ | yāvat prajñaptiḥ |

Permutations

atha dāni sā upasthāyikā aśikṣā-kāmā bhavati śaithilikā vā bāhulikā vā | bhikṣuṇī paśyati | sā me brahmacaryāntarāyo bhaveya dṛṣṭvānukṛtim āpadyantīyeti anyena gacchati an-āpattiḥ | bhikṣuṇī upasthāyikāṁ nopasthihati nānubandhati pācattikaṁ | bhikṣur api upādhyāyaṁ dve varṣān nopasthihati nānubandhati vinayātikramam āsādayati | tena bhagavān āha |

Restatement of rule

yā puna bhikṣuṇī upasthāpitā upasthāyikāṁ dve varṣāṇī nopasthihen nānubandhet pācattikaṁ || 5 ||