If he sits down in private alone with a female spirit, a female ghost, a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṇḍaka</i>, or a female animal in the form of a woman, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a woman, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a woman, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a woman, and he does not perceive them as such, there is no offense.

Non-offenses There is no offense: if he has a male companion who understands; if he stands and does not sit down; if he is not seeking privacy; if he sits down preoccupied with something else; if he is insane; if he is the first offender. The training rule on sitting alone with a woman, the fifth, is finished.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law The Great Analysis The chapter on offenses entailing confession The subchapter on naked ascetics Visiting families before a meal

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