Expulsion

Theravāda Vinayapiṭaka

The Monastic Law for the Theravāda school in Pali. This collection is followed by mendicants of the Theravāda school. It is the only Vinaya for which we have a complete collection in the original Indic.

Rules in common with the monks

Bi Pj 1–4
Sādhāraṇapārājika

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5. The training rule on physical contact with a man

Bi Pj 5
Ubbhajāṇumaṇḍalikā

A lustful nun who agrees to a lustful man touching her anywhere below the collar bone and above the knees is expelled.

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6. The training rule on concealing an expulsion offense

Bi Pj 6
Vajjappaṭicchādikā

A nun who does not take any action when she knows that another nun has committed an offense entailing expulsion is expelled. This is the first among a large of rules in which the notorious nun Thullanandā was the original offender. Either Thullanandā was an exceptionally bad nun or she is a literary stand-in for the real offenders.

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7. The training rule on siding with an ejected monk

Bi Pj 7
Ukkhittānuvattikā

A nun who persistently sides with a monk who has been legitimately ejected is expelled.

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8. The training rule on behaving inappropriately in eight ways

Bi Pj 8
Aṭṭhavatthukā

A nun who agrees to all of eight kinds of flirtatious behavior is expelled. This is the first among a large number of rules that features the notorious group of six nuns. These nuns were possibly affiliated with the group of six monks, or they are modelled on them.

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