Origin story

bhagavān kauśāmbīyaṁ viharati | chandaka-mātā bhikṣuṇī rājño ’nataḥpuraṁ praviśati | kuśalā mūla-bhaiṣajyānāṁ patra-bhaiṣajyānāṁ phala-bhaiṣajyānāṁ | sā dāni rāja-kulehi amātya-kulehi āpaṇika-kulehi śreṣṭhi-kulehi strīṇāṁ bastiṁ sthapeti | mūḍhagrabhāṁ cikitsati | añjanaṁ pratyañjanaṁ vamanaṁ virecanaṁ svedakarma nasta-karma śastra-karma bhaiṣajyām anu-prayacchati | sā upasarpaṇaṁ bhavati khajjaṁ bhojjaṁ labhati | tā dāni bhikṣuṇīyo ojjhāyanti | neyaṁ pravrajyā vaidyikā iyaṁ | etaṁ prakaraṇaṁ bhikṣuṇīyo mahāprajāpatīye gautamīye ārocayeṁsuḥ | yāvad bhagavān āha | śabdāpayatha chandaka-mātāṁ | sā dāni śadbāpitā | bhagavān āha | satyaṁ chandaka-māte cikitsita-vidyayā jīvikāṁ kalpayasi | ām bhagavan | bhagavān āha | duṣkṛtaṁ chandaka-māte | tena hi na kṣamati cikitsita-vidyayā jīvikāṁ kalpayituṁ | atha khalu bhagavān | peyālaṁ | yāvat |

Ruling

yā puna bhikṣuṇī cikitsita-vidyayā jīvikāṁ kalpayet pācattikaṁ |

Definitions

• cikitsita-vidyā nāma ahi-vidyā viṣa-vidyā yāvad graha-caritaṁ |

tena jīvikāṁ kalpayati pācattikaṁ | yāvat prajñaptiḥ |

Permutations

na kṣamati bhikṣuṇīya cikitsituṁ | labhyam upadiśituṁ | bhikṣur api cikitsitavidyayā jīvikāṁ kalpayati vinayātikramam āsādayati | tena bhagavān āha |

Restatement of rule

yā puna bhikṣuṇī cikitsita-vidyayā jīvikāṁ kalpayet pācattikaṁ ||