Lzh Mg Bi Pn 32Thirty Two
Chinese title:三十二
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– MAHĀSĀṂGHIKA VINAYA
– PRECEPTS FOR BHIKKHUNĪS
– ON THE BEGINNING SECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS RULES
ONE MUST NOT COVER THE OPENING OF A LATRINE WHILE IT IS IN USE.
When the Buddha was residing in the city of Sāvatthī, at that time a bhikkhunī built a latrine and covered its opening with an object. Some women then came and disposed of their stillborn fetuses inside it. Afterward, a certain outcaste of the caṇḍāla class lifted the cover and, seeing what was there, said: "This is the miscarried fetus of a bhikkhunī, thrown in here."
The bhikkhunīs then brought this matter and reported it to the Blessed One. In the end, the Buddha instructed: "From this day forward, I do not permit the covering of a latrine opening; it must be left open while in use. If one covers the opening of a latrine while it is in use, one commits an offense of transgressing the Vinaya. This is called the rule on the use of latrines."
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
MEANING VERIFIED BY: THÍCH ĐỖNG MINH
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