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Suspension

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.

1. The training rule on taking legal action

Bi Ss 1
Ussayavādikā

A nun who uses litigation inappropriately is to be suspended.

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2. Ordaining a criminal

Bi Ss 2
Corīvuṭṭhāpikā

A nun who ordains a female criminal sentenced to death is to be suspended.

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3. Being alone

Bi Ss 3
Ekagāmantara

A nun who walks alone in an uninhabited area or spends the night by herself is to be suspended.

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4. Readmitting an ejected nun

Bi Ss 4
Ukkhittakaosāraṇa

A nun who, without permission, reinstates another nun who has been legitimately ejected is to be suspended.

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5. Receiving food with lust

Bi Ss 5
Avassutāavassutassa

A lustful nun who receives food from a lustful man is to be suspended.

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6. Encouraging a nun to receive food from a man with lust

Bi Ss 6
Kiṁteavassutovāanavassutovā

A nun who encourages another nun to receive food from a lustful man is to be suspended.

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10. Renouncing the training in anger

Bi Ss 10
Sikkhaṁpaccācikkhaṇa

A nun who persistently says that she will renounce Buddhism and join another religion is to be suspended.

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11. Accusing nuns of acting from bias

Bi Ss 11
Adhikaraṇakupita

A nun who persistently says that the other nuns are biased because a legal issue has not been decided to her liking is to be suspended.

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12. Inappropriate socializing

Bi Ss 12
Saṁsaṭṭhā

Nuns who are persistently notorious for inappropriate socialization, who create difficulties for the Order, and who hide each other offenses are suspended.

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13. Encouraging inappropriate socializing

Bi Ss 13
Saṁsaṭṭhānuvattaka

A nun who persistently encourages other nuns to act in contravention of the previous rule is to be suspended.

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