There is no offense: if she can show a benefit in blocking it; if she is insane; if she is the first offender. The tenth training rule is finished. The third subchapter on nakedness is finished.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law The Nuns’ Analysis The chapter on offenses entailing confession The subchapter on lying down Lying on the same bed

Origin story At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, two nuns were lying down on the same bed. When people walking about the dwellings saw this, they complained and criticized them, “How can two nuns lie down on the same bed? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” The nuns heard the complaints of those people, and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, “How can nuns do this?” … “Is it true, monks, that nuns do this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … “How can nuns do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

Final ruling ‘If two nuns lie down on the same bed, they commit an offense entailing confession.’”

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