Bi Pc 2

2. Sambādhalomasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo sambādhe lomaṁ saṁharāpetvā aciravatiyā nadiyā vesiyāhi saddhiṁ naggā ekatitthe nahāyanti. Vesiyā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo sambādhe lomaṁ saṁharāpessanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti. Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tāsaṁ vesiyānaṁ ujjhāyantīnaṁ khiyyantīnaṁ vipācentīnaṁ. Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo sambādhe lomaṁ saṁharāpessantī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo sambādhe lomaṁ saṁharāpentī”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo sambādhe lomaṁ saṁharāpessanti. Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—

Removing pubic hair Origin story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the nuns from the group of six removed the hair from their private parts. They then bathed naked at a ford in the river Aciravatī together with sex workers. The sex workers complained and criticized them, “How can the nuns remove the hair from their private parts? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” The nuns heard the complaints of those sex workers, and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, “How can the nuns from the group of six remove the hair from their private parts?” … “Is it true, monks, that those nuns do that?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them, “How can the nuns from the group of six do that? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

“Yā pana bhikkhunī sambādhe lomaṁ saṁharāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Final ruling

‘If a nun removes hair from her private parts, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Yā panāti yā yādisā …pe… bhikkhunīti …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti. Sambādho nāma ubho upakacchakā, muttakaraṇaṁ. Saṁharāpeyyāti ekampi lomaṁ saṁharāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Bahukepi lome saṁharāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

Definitions

A: whoever … Nun: … The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case. The private parts: both armpits and the groin. Removes: if she removes one hair, she commits an offense entailing confession. Even if she removes many hairs, she commits one offense entailing confession.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

ābādhapaccayā, ummattikāya, ādikammikāyāti.

if she does it because she is sick; if she is insane; if she is the first offender.