Bi Pc 101101. Lying down with one not fully ordained
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anupasampannasahaseyya
A nun who lies down in the same room as an unordained person for more than three nights must confess the offense.
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COMMENTARY ON BHIKKHUNĪ PC 101
A Bhikkhunī Sleeping in the Same Room with One Not Fully Ordained
Background
This text belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, specifically the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha (the code of rules for bhikkhunīs). The Vinaya Piṭaka is the collection of training rules established by the Buddha to uphold the Dhamma-Vinaya and to govern the monastic community.
This rule arose from a specific incident within the bhikkhunī community. When the Buddha observed that certain bhikkhunīs were sleeping in the same room with those who had not yet been fully ordained (anupasampanna—those who had not yet undergone the Upasampadā ceremony, that is, who had not yet received complete ordination), he established this rule in order to protect the purity of the Saṅgha and to maintain the respect of the lay community as well as of the bhikkhunīs themselves.
This rule was not set forth out of suspicion, but to prevent circumstances that could lead to a loss of purity or give rise to criticism from those outside the Saṅgha.
Main Content
Rule Bhikkhunī Pc 101 stipulates that: any bhikkhunī who sleeps in the same room with a person not yet fully ordained for more than three consecutive nights commits a Pācittiya offense (pāci—to be purified, meaning that she must confess and atone). Pācittiya is one of the lighter categories of offense in the hierarchy of transgressions, requiring the bhikkhunī to confess her fault before the Saṅgha.
"Sleeping in the same room" (sahaseyya) here means dwelling together in an enclosed space, whether a room or a hut, in which both lie down to sleep. If it is only one or two nights, this does not constitute a violation of the rule; however, from the third night onward, such an act becomes a transgression.
"One not fully ordained" includes girls, women, or others who do not hold the status of a bhikkhunī. This distinction is significant because it ensures that only those who have undertaken a specific commitment to the Dhamma-Vinaya may share private quarters with bhikkhunīs.
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