Lzh Mg Bi Pn 19Nineteen

– MAHĀSĀṂGHIKA VINAYA

– PRECEPTS FOR BHIKKHUNĪS

– ON THE BEGINNING SECTION OF THE MISCELLANEOUS RULES

ONE MUST NOT WADE UPSTREAM AGAINST A FLOWING CURRENT.

When the Buddha was residing in the city of Śrāvastī, at that time a bhikkhunī went down to bathe in a place where the current flowed swiftly, and lustful desire arose in her mind; she then waded upstream against the current, causing seminal fluid to be discharged. The bhikkhunīs then brought this matter and reported it to the Blessed One. In the end, the Buddha instructed: "From now on, I do not permit wading upstream against a swift-flowing current so that the water swirls into the urinary passage.

If anyone goes upstream against a current descending from the mountains, against a swiftly flowing current, or intentionally wades upstream against the current in order to diminish lustful desire, that person commits a thullaccaya offense. When bathing in a swift-flowing current, one must not face toward the current but should instead turn one's back to it. If anyone faces toward a swift-flowing current, that person commits a dukkhaṭa offense.

This is what is called a flowing current."

Vietnamese translation: Thích Phước Sơn. MAHĀSĀṂGHIKA VINAYA

Chinese translation: THE TRIPIṬAKA MASTER BUDDHABHADRA OF INDIA

TOGETHER WITH THE ŚRAMAṆA FAXIAN, TRANSLATED DURING THE EASTERN JIN DYNASTY

DOCTRINAL VERIFICATION: THÍCH ĐỖNG MINH