The pacittiyas for bhikkhunis only
(rules 57-64 of 96)
- Not inviting feedback on one’s behavior from both sanghas after the rains retreat (pavarana ceremony)
- Not attending the fortnightly teaching (ovada) or the patimokkha recitation (uposatha ceremony)
- Not asking the bhikkhus for the date of the ovada and the uposatha every two weeks
- Having a male doctor treat a skin disease below the navel and above the knees without a female companion
- Ordaining a pregnant woman
- Ordaining a breastfeeding woman
- Ordaining a trainee nun (sikkhamana) who has trained less than 2 years
- Ordaining a trainee nun without sangha approval (even if trained for 2 years)
There are 24 rules dealing with ordination in the bhikkhuni patimokkha — 1 sanghadisesa and 23 pacittiyas. (Bhikkhus have one rule.) So the next few doodles will be about ordination only…
(Updated 24 October 2019)