“It’s not suitable, monks, for that foolish man, it’s not proper, it’s not worthy of a monastic, it’s not allowable, it’s not to be done. How can he have surgery on the private parts? The skin is delicate in that area, sores heel with difficulty, and a scalpel is hard to wield there. This will affect people’s confidence …” After rebuking him … he gave a teaching and addressed the monks: “You shouldn’t have surgery on the private parts. If you do, you commit a serious offense.” When they heard that the Buddha had prohibited surgery, the monks from the group of six had enemas.