Who is more than twenty years old: who has reached twenty years of age. An unmarried woman: a novice nun is what is meant. Two years: two twelve-month periods. Who has trained: who has trained in the six rules. Who has not been approved: approval to be fully admitted has not been given through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and one announcement. Gives the full admission: gives the full ordination. If, intending to give the full admission, she searches for a group, a teacher, a bowl, or a robe, or she establishes a monastery zone, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. After the motion, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. After each of the first two announcements, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. When the last announcement is finished, the preceptor commits an offense entailing confession, and the group and the teacher commit an offense of wrong conduct.

Permutations If it is a legitimate legal procedure, and she perceives it as such, and she gives the full admission, she commits an offense entailing confession.

If it is a legitimate legal procedure, but she is unsure of it, and she gives the full admission, she commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a legitimate legal procedure, but she perceives it as illegitimate, and she gives the full admission, she commits an offense entailing confession. If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, but she perceives it as legitimate, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, and she perceives it as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses There is no offense:

if she gives the full admission to an unmarried woman who is more than twenty years old, who has trained for two years in the six rules, and who has been approved by the Sangha; if she is insane; if she is the first offender. The third training rule is finished.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law The Nuns’ Analysis The chapter on offenses entailing confession The subchapter on unmarried women Giving ordination while under twelve years’ seniority

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