Vinaya — Regras das Monjas (Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga) — Disposing of waste over a wall

1Origin story
At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, a brahmin who had earned money by working for the king thought, “I’ll ask for my wages.” After washing his hair, he walked past the nunnery on his way to the king’s residence. Just then, after defecating in a pot, a nun disposed of the feces over a wall, and it landed on the head of that brahmin. He complained and criticized the nuns, “They’re not monastics, these shaven-headed sluts! How can they dump shit on my head? I’m gonna burn down the nunnery!” And he got hold of a firebrand and entered the nunnery. Just then a lay follower who was coming out from the nunnery saw that brahmin with a firebrand on his way in, and he said to him, “Sir, why are you entering the nunnery with a firebrand?”

2“These shaven-headed sluts dumped shit on my head. I’m gonna burn down the nunnery!”

3“But this is auspicious, brahmin! You’ll get your wages and a thousand coins in addition.”

4That brahmin then washed his hair, went to the king’s residence, and he got his wages and a thousand coins in addition.

5But that lay follower returned to the nunnery, told them what had happened, and then scolded them. The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, “How can nuns dispose of feces over a wall?” … “Is it true, monks, that nuns do this?”

6“It’s true, sir.”

7The Buddha rebuked them, “How can nuns dispose of feces over a wall? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

8Final ruling
‘If a nun disposes of feces or urine or trash or food scraps over a wall or over an encircling wall, or she has it disposed of in this way, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

9Definitions
A:

10whoever …

11Nun:

12… The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case.

13Feces:

14excrement is what is meant.

15Urine:

16pee is what is meant.

17Trash:

18refuse is what is meant.

19Food scraps:

20food remnants or bones or wastewater.

21A wall:

22there are three kinds of walls: walls made of bricks, walls made of stone, walls made of wood.

23An encircling wall:

24there are three kinds of encircling walls: encircling walls made of bricks, encircling walls made of stone, encircling walls made of wood.

25Over a wall:

26to the other side of the wall.

27Over an encircling wall:

28to the other side of the encircling wall.

29Disposes of:

30if she disposes of it herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.

31Has it disposed of:

32in asking another, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If she only asks once, then even if the other disposes of such things many times, she commits one offense entailing confession.

33Non-offenses
There is no offense: if she disposes of it after having looked; if she disposes of it at a place where no one passes by; if she is insane; if she is the first offender.

34The eighth training rule is finished.