BUDDHIST MONASTIC CODE I

The Lie Chapter Chapter 8.16. Should any bhikkhu lie down together (in the same dwelling) witha woman, it is to be confessed.There are only two differences between this rule and the preceding one:1) The factor of "object" here is fulfilled only by a female human being, "evenone born that day, all the more an older one," regardless of whether she isrelated to the bhikkhu.2) The four-night clause under "effort" is dropped, which means that thebhikkhu incurs a p cittiya the instant he lies down in the same dwelling withher.Object. The Vibhaṅga states that female yakkhas, petas, nāgas, devas, and animals— as well as paṇḍakas (people born neuter or castrated men) — are grounds for adukkaṭa here. The Commentary qualifies this by saying that female animal meansone with which it is possible to have intercourse, and the phrase, female yakkhas,petas, nāgas, and devas, includes only those who make themselves visible.Even if another man is present in the dwelling, it does not negate the offense.Perception as to whether the other person is a woman is not a mitigating factor here(see Pc 4).Intention is also not a mitigating factor. Thus a bhikkhu lying down in the samedwelling with a woman commits an offense regardless of whether he realizes thatshe is there.The same principles regarding perception and intention also apply to paṇḍakas: Abhikkhu who lies down in the same room with a paṇḍaka whom he thinks to be anordinary man commits a dukkaṭa; and the same is true for a bhikkhu lying down in adwelling not knowing that a paṇḍaka is also lying down there.Effort. A single dwelling is defined as in the preceding rule. Thus a bhikkhu sleepingin the same house as his mother, even if they are in separate rooms and anotherman is present, commits an offense all the same.The primary point where this rule differs from the preceding one under the factor ofeffort is that a bhikkhu incurs a pācittiya the moment he is lying down in a dwellingat the same time a woman is lying there, with no need to count nights or dawns.This is expressed in the Vibhaṅga by saying, "If after sundown a bhikkhu is lyingdown when a woman is lying down, it is to be confessed."The Sub-commentary interprets this as meaning that this rule applies only at night,but the non-offense clauses in the Vibhaṅga give no exemptions for daytime or"before sundown," which suggests that the Sub-commentary's interpretation is247