Vinaya topics divided into the validity of formal acts; the reasons for Vinaya; the kinds of procedure entailed; reasons for the procedures; and a nine-fold system of classification.

Bi Pj 1: 1. The training rule on sexual intercourse

A nun who voluntarily has sexual intercourse is expelled.

Bi Pj 1–4: Rules in common with the monks

Bi Pj 2: 2. The training rule on stealing

A nun who steals anything of value is expelled.

Bi Pj 3: 3. The training rule on killing a human being

A nun who kills a human being is expelled.

Bi Pj 4: 4. The training rule on falsely claiming a superhuman quality

A nun who falsely claims a profound spiritual attainment is expelled.

Bi Pj 5: 5. The training rule on physical contact with a man

A lustful nun who agrees to a lustful man touching her anywhere below the collar bone and above the knees is expelled.

Bi Pj 5: 5. The training rule on physical contact with a man

A lustful nun who agrees to a lustful man touching her anywhere below the collar bone and above the knees is expelled.

Bi Pj 6: 6. The training rule on concealing an expulsion offense

A nun who does not take any action when she knows that another nun has committed an offense entailing expulsion is expelled. This is the first among a large of rules in which the notorious nun Thullanandā was the original offender. Either Thullanandā was an exceptionally bad nun or she is a literary stand-in for the real offenders.

Bi Pj 6: 6. The training rule on concealing an expulsion offense

Bi Pj 7: 7. The training rule on siding with an ejected monk

A nun who persistently sides with a monk who has been legitimately ejected is expelled.

Bi Pj 7: 7. The training rule on siding with an ejected monk

A nun who persistently sides with a monk who has been legitimately ejected is expelled.

Bi Pj 8: 8. The training rule on behaving inappropriately in eight ways

A nun who agrees to all of eight kinds of flirtatious behavior is expelled. This is the first among a large number of rules that features the notorious group of six nuns. These nuns were possibly affiliated with the group of six monks, or they are modelled on them.

Bi Pj 8: 8. The training rule on behaving inappropriately in eight ways

Bi Ss 1: 1. The training rule on taking legal action

A nun who uses litigation inappropriately is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 1: 1. The training rule on taking legal action

A nun who uses litigation inappropriately is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 2: 2. Ordaining a criminal

A nun who ordains a female criminal sentenced to death is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 2: 2. Ordaining a criminal

A nun who ordains a female criminal sentenced to death is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 3: 3. Being alone

A nun who travels or lives by herself is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 3: 3. Being alone

A nun who walks alone in an uninhabited area or spends the night by herself is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 4: 4. Readmitting an ejected nun

A nun who, without permission, reinstates another nun who has been legitimately ejected is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 4: 4. Readmitting an ejected nun

A nun who, without permission, reinstates another nun who has been legitimately ejected is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 5: 5. Receiving food with lust

A lustful nun who receives food from a lustful man is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 5: 5. Receiving food with lust

A lustful nun who receives food from a lustful man is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 6: 6. Encouraging a nun to receive food from a man with lust

A nun who encourages another nun to receive food from a lustful man is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 6: 6. Encouraging a nun to receive food from a man with lust

A nun who encourages another nun to receive food from a lustful man is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 7: 7. Matchmaking

A nun who acts as a go-between for a relationship between a man and a woman is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 8: 8. Making a groundless accusation out of anger

A nun who in anger falsely accuses another nun of an offense entailing expulsion is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 9: 9. Making a groundless accusation out of anger, using a pretext

A nun who in anger uses a ploy to falsely accuse another nun of an offense entailing expulsion is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 10: 10. Renouncing the training in anger

A nun who persistently says that she will renounce Buddhism and join another religion is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 10: 10. Renouncing the training in anger

A nun who persistently says that she will renounce Buddhism and join another religion is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 11: 11. Accusing nuns of acting from bias

A nun who persistently says that the other nuns are biased because a legal issue has not been decided to her liking is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 11: 11. Accusing nuns of acting from bias

A nun who persistently says that the other nuns are biased because a legal issue has not been decided to her liking is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 12: 12. Inappropriate socializing

Nuns who are persistently notorious for inappropriate socialization, who create difficulties for the Order, and who hide each other offenses are suspended.

Bi Ss 12: 12. Inappropriate socializing

Nuns who are persistently notorious for inappropriate socialization, who create difficulties for the Order, and who hide each other offenses are suspended.

Bi Ss 13: 13. Encouraging inappropriate socializing

A nun who persistently encourages other nuns to act in contravention of the previous rule is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 13: 13. Encouraging inappropriate socializing

A nun who persistently encourages other nuns to act in contravention of the previous rule is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 14: 14. Causing a schism in the Sangha

A nun who tries to cause a schism in the Order is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 15: 15. Siding with a schismatic

A nun who supports another nun who is trying to cause a schism in the Order is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 16: 16. Being difficult to correct

A nun who refuses to be corrected about breaches of the monastic code is to be suspended.

Bi Ss 17: 17. Being a corrupter of families

A nun who causes the lay people in a certain place to lose confidence in the teachings of the Buddha should be banished from that place. If she refuses to accept the banishment, she is to be suspended.

Bi Np 1: 1. The training rule on collecting almsbowls

A nun who has more than one bowl must relinquish the extra bowl and confess the offense.

Bi Np 1: 1. The training rule on collecting almsbowls

A nun who has more than one bowl must relinquish the extra bowl and confess the offense.

Bi Np 2: 2. Distributing out-of-season robe-cloth

A nun who distributes robe-cloth inappropriately must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

Bi Np 2: 2. Distributing out-of-season robe-cloth

A nun who distributes robe-cloth inappropriately must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

Bi Np 3: 3. Taking back a traded robe

A nun who takes back a robe given in exchange to another nun must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

Bi Np 3: 3. Taking back a traded robe

A nun who takes back a robe given in exchange to another nun must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

Bi Np 4: 4. Asking for something else

A nun who asks for one thing but after receiving it says she wants something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 4: 4. Asking for something else

A nun who asks for one thing but after receiving it says she wants something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 5: 5. Exchanging for something else

A nun who gets one thing from a steward but then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 5: 5. Exchanging for something else

A nun who gets one thing from a steward but then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 6: 6. Exchanging designated Sangha property

A nun who exchanges away a requisite belonging to the Order that is designated for a specific purpose must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 6: 6. Exchanging designated Sangha property

A nun who exchanges away a requisite belonging to the Order that is designated for a specific purpose must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 7: 7. Exchanging designated Sangha property that was asked for

A nun who asks for a requisite belonging to the Order that is designated for a specific purpose and then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 7: 7. Exchanging designated Sangha property that was asked for

A nun who asks for a requisite belonging to the Order that is designated for a specific purpose and then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 8: 8. Exchanging designated collective property

A nun who exchanges away a collective requisite designated for a specific purpose must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 8: 8. Exchanging designated collective property

A nun who exchanges away a collective requisite designated for a specific purpose must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 9: 9. Exchanging designated collective property that was asked for

A nun who asks for a collective requisite designated for a specific purpose and then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 9: 9. Exchanging designated collective property that was asked for

A nun who asks for a collective requisite designated for a specific purpose and then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 10: 10. Exchanging designated personal property that was asked for

A nun who asks for a personal requisite for a specific purpose and then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 10: 10. Exchanging designated personal property that was asked for

A nun who asks for a personal requisite for a specific purpose and then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

Bi Np 11: 11. Getting an expensive heavy cloak in exchange

A nun who asks for an expensive, heavy outer-robe must relinquish it and confess the offense.

Bi Np 11: 11. Getting an expensive heavy cloak in exchange

A nun who asks for an expensive, heavy outer-robe must relinquish it and confess the offense.

Bi Np 12: 12. Getting an expensive light cloak in exchange

A nun who asks for an expensive, light outer-robe must relinquish it and confess the offense.

Bi Np 12: 12. Getting an expensive light cloak in exchange

A nun who asks for an expensive, light outer-robe must relinquish it and confess the offense.

Bi Np 13: 13. The training rule on keeping extra robe-cloth beyond ten days

A nun who keeps extra robe-cloth for more than ten day must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

Bi Np 14: 14. Staying apart from one’s robes

A nun who stays apart from any of her five robes for more than one day must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

Bi Np 15: 15. Keeping extra robe-cloth beyond a month

A nun may keep extra robe-cloth for a month if she is expecting more. A nun who keeps it beyond that must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

Bi Np 16: 16. Asking an unrelated person for a robe

A nun who asks a lay person for robe-cloth, except if her robes are lost or destroyed, must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

Bi Np 17: 17. Accepting too many robes

When a nun’s robes are lost or destroyed, she should show moderation in asking for robe-cloth. If she does not, she must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

Bi Np 18: 18. Requesting a fine robe from a fund

If a lay person wants to buy a robe for a nun, and the nun asks them for a fine robe, she must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

Bi Np 19: 19. Requesting a fine robe from a combined fund

If two separate lay people want to buy a robe for a nun, and the nun asks them to put their money together to buy her a fine robe, she must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

Bi Np 20: 20. Excessive prompting to get a robe

When money to be used for a nun’s robe has been placed with a steward in the proper way, that nun may hint to the steward that she needs a robe. If she does not get a robe in this way, but she does get one by acting inappropriately, she must relinquish the robe and confess the offense. This rule also prescribes the procedure through which a lay follower comes to hold money on behalf of a donor who wishes to support a nun.