Tripiṭaka Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
The Nuns’ Analysis
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Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
Tena kho pana samayena aññatarā purāṇarājorodhā bhikkhunīsu pabbajitā hoti.
At that time a woman who had previously belonged to the king’s harem had gone forth as a nun.
Aññatarā bhikkhunī anabhiratiyā pīḷitā yena sā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca—
Another nun who was plagued by lust went to that nun and said,
“rājā kho, ayye, tumhe cirāciraṁ gacchati.
“Venerable, the king only came to you at long intervals.
Atha kho sā bhikkhunī tassā bhikkhuniyā jatumaṭṭhakaṁ ācikkhi.
That nun described a dildo to her.
Atha kho sā bhikkhunī jatumaṭṭhakaṁ ādiyitvā dhovituṁ vissaritvā ekamantaṁ chaḍḍesi.
The other nun then used a dildo. But she forgot to wash it before disposing of it in a certain place.
Bhikkhuniyo makkhikāhi samparikiṇṇaṁ passitvā evamāhaṁsu—
The nuns saw it covered with flies, and they said,
Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,
“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī jatumaṭṭhakaṁ ādiyatī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that a nun did this?”
evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—
“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
“Jatumaṭṭhake pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun uses a dildo, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”
jatumayaṁ kaṭṭhamayaṁ piṭṭhamayaṁ mattikāmayaṁ.
made of resin, made of wood, made of flour, made of clay.
samphassaṁ sādiyantī antamaso uppalapattampi muttakaraṇaṁ paveseti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
if she consents to the contact and inserts it into her vagina, even if it is just a lotus leaf, she commits an offense entailing confession.