Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c19.s13.19

v1.c19.s13.19

The nuns were required to observe the *Uposatha* and *Pavāraṇā* ceremonies, confess their omissions and commissions, if any, and receive admonitions (*ovāda*). Originally in all these functions, the nuns had to take the assistance of a monk, specially nominated for the purpose by the bhikkhu-saṅgha, but later on this condition was relaxed and the nuns could perform the functions by themselves without the help of a monk. In matters of dispute, however, the service of a bhikkhu was compulsory, but after the infliction of a disciplinary measure, a nun watched the punished nun while undergoing *parivāsa* or *mānatta*.¹