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Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī...<br />
2. “A bhikkhunī should not enter upon the rains in<br />
a place where there are no bhikkhus.”<br />
3. "Every half-month a bhikkhunī should ask the<br />
Saṅgha of Bhikkhus about two things: about the<br />
day of the uposatha, and about coming for the<br />
exhortation."<br />
4. "When a bhikkhunī has observed the rains, she<br />
should invite correction before both Saṅghas<br />
regarding three things: regarding anything seen,<br />
heard, or suspected."<br />
5. "A bhikkhunī who has broken any of the rules<br />
of respect should observe a half-month's penalty<br />
period before both Saṅghas."<br />
6. "A probationer who has completed two years of<br />
training in the six principles should seek fullordination<br />
from both Saṅghas."<br />
7. “A bhikkhunī must in no way insult or revile a<br />
bhikkhu.”<br />
8. "From today on, Ānanda, bhikkhunīs are<br />
prohibited from admonishing bhikkhus, but<br />
bhikkhus are not prohibited from admonishing<br />
bhikkhunīs."<br />
“These principles should be honored, respected,<br />
esteemed, and venerated, and should not be<br />
transgressed as long as life lasts.”<br />
(Gotamī Sutta, AN 8.51 – Translated by Bhikkhu<br />
Bodhi)<br />
When Venerable Ānanda mentioned them to<br />
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Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, she was ever so grateful to him<br />
and gladly agreed to abide by the eight principles.<br />
With utmost gratitude and keeping him in high<br />
esteem, Mahāpajāpatī addressed Venerable Ānanda:<br />
"Bhante Ānanda, as a woman or a man when young,<br />
of tender years, and fond of ornaments, with head<br />
bathed, having obtained a garland of lotus flowers<br />
or a garland of jasmine flowers or a garland of some<br />
sweet-scented lilies, having taken it with both hands,<br />
would place it on top of his or her head, in the same<br />
way, I accept these eight principles of respect as not<br />
to be transgressed as long as life lasts.”<br />
In establishing the Saṅgha of Bhikkhunīs, the<br />
Blessed One most compassionately uplifted the status<br />
of women in society and paved the path for them to<br />
experience deliverance from all suffering.<br />
Practicing the Dhamma diligently, before long,<br />
Mahāpajāpatī realized the Dhamma, attained<br />
Arahantship and forever escaped from the snare of<br />
the Māra.<br />
On the occasion of giving titles to his disciples,<br />
the Blessed One proclaimed: “Bhikkhus, the<br />
foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples in seniority is<br />
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī.”<br />
Arahant Therī Mahāpajāpatī acted earnestly to<br />
help those women who searched for refuge in the<br />
Tathāgata's teachings.<br />
After the Bhikkhunī Saṅgha was established,<br />
many women throughout the country from all<br />
levels of society ordained as bhikkhunīs. Arahant<br />
Therī Mahāpajāpatī pursued every effort to enhance<br />
the spiritual lives of other women with sustained<br />
devotion, dedication, and diligence. Her kindness,<br />
helpfulness, and patience won her deep respect<br />
among the Saṅgha and the lay devotees. It was in this<br />
manner that Arahant Therī Mahāpajāpatī upheld<br />
the Buddha's Dispensation. A great leader and an<br />
outstanding spiritual adviser, she undertook the task<br />
of guiding others to reap the benefits of the Buddha's<br />
teachings. Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī combined the<br />
qualities of a perfect teacher with those of an ideal<br />
spiritual friend. Filled with the qualities that are finest<br />
and most endearing in a human being, she was, by all<br />
means, an embodiment of perfection.<br />
The Noble Saṅgha to whom we have gone<br />
for refuge includes such Great Arahants like<br />
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī Therī, about whom we can<br />
develop a very pleasant mind. Her contribution<br />
to Gautama Supreme Buddha's Dispensation, her<br />
dedication in establishing the Bhikkhunī Saṅgha, and<br />
the fantastic legacy that she left behind will always<br />
be remembered, cherished, and valued by the noble<br />
disciples of the Buddha.<br />
The great Arahant Therī Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī,<br />
the heartwood of the Bhikkhunī Saṅgha, fulfilling<br />
her duties to the fullest and the utmost, attained the<br />
supreme bliss of Nibbāna at the age of 120.<br />
Our heartfelt homage to the Great Arahant Therī<br />
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī!<br />
Written by a Anagarika Nun of<br />
Mahamevnawa Anagarika Monastery<br />
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