Lzh Mi Bi Vb Pc 187Placing Semen Inside Oneself
Pāli / Sanskrit:Placing semen inside oneself
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Explanation of the Sutta: Placing Semen Inside One’s Own Body
Background
This sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, specifically to the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga, the Analysis of the Bhikkhunī Rules, rule 187. These are among the most detailed legal texts of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, compiled to regulate the conduct of bhikkhus, male monastics, and bhikkhunīs, female monastics.
The background for the appearance of this sutta is directly related to maintaining chastity (brahmacariya) in the life of practice. Bhikkhunīs must observe the five training rules (pañcasikkhāpadā) and the higher rules of discipline. This sutta deals with the specific case in which a bhikkhunī acts to give pleasure to her own body, which is considered a violation of chastity.
The Vinaya Piṭaka developed over the centuries to provide clear guidance for the Sangha community, helping them maintain virtue and purity of mind. These rules are not for punishment, but to protect disciples from habits harmful to the religious mind.
Main Content
Rule 187 deals with a specific situation: when a bhikkhunī places semen inside her own body, an act directly related to sexual pleasure. According to the Vinaya Piṭaka, this act is classified as a Pācittiya offense within the Pātimokkha.
Pācittiya is a type of rule for which the offender must declare the offense before a teacher and the Sangha. It is not the most serious offense, such as Pārājika, which leads to expulsion, but it is still a deviation from the complete path of practice.
The sutta’s content clearly states that if there is an act of self-pleasure involving any part of the body by placing semen inside, then this is a violation of chastity. The sutta does not go into descriptive detail, but states the specific criterion so that bhikkhunīs may understand clearly the boundary of the holy life.
The important point is that the Vinaya Piṭaka regards this not only as a matter of physical action, but as a matter of intention (cetanā) behind the act.
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