1.0Origin story

1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.1.2Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhuniyo gāmakāvāse vassaṁvuṭṭhā sāvatthiṁ agamaṁsu vattasampannā iriyāpathasampannā duccoḷā lūkhacīvarā.At that time, after completing the rainy-season residence in a village monastery, a number of nuns were traveling to Sāvatthī. They were perfect in conduct and deportment, but poorly dressed in shabby robes.1.3Upāsakā tā bhikkhuniyo passitvā—Some lay followers who saw them thought,1.4“imā bhikkhuniyo vattasampannā iriyāpathasampannā duccoḷā lūkhacīvarā, imā bhikkhuniyo acchinnā bhavissantī”ti bhikkhunisaṅghassa akālacīvaraṁ adaṁsu.“These nuns are perfect in conduct and deportment, but poorly dressed in shabby robes; they must’ve been robbed,” and they gave out-of-season robe-cloth to the Sangha of nuns.1.5Thullanandā bhikkhunī—Because they had performed the robe-making ceremony, the nun Thullanandā1.6“amhākaṁ kathinaṁ atthataṁ kālacīvaran”ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpesi.determined it as in-season robe-cloth, and then distributed it.1.7Upāsakā tā bhikkhuniyo passitvā etadavocuṁ—The lay followers asked those nuns whether1.8“apayyāhi cīvaraṁ laddhan”ti?they had obtained any robe-cloth.1.9“Na mayaṁ, āvuso, cīvaraṁ labhāma.They replied that they hadn’t1.10Ayyā thullanandā—and told them what had happened.¹1.11‘amhākaṁ kathinaṁ atthataṁ kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpesī”ti.1.12Upāsakā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—Those lay followers then complained and criticized her,1.13“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā akālacīvaraṁ ‘kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpessatī”ti.“How could Venerable Thullanandā determine out-of-season robe-cloth as ‘in-season’, and then distribute it?”

1.14Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ upāsakānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those lay followers,1.15Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.16“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā akālacīvaraṁ ‘kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpessatī”ti.“How could Venerable Thullanandā do this?”1.17Atha kho tā bhikkhuniyo bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.Those nuns then told the monks,1.18PTS 4.246Bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…who in turn told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:1.19“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī akālacīvaraṁ ‘kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpetī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā did this?”

1.20“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”

1.21Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her …1.22kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī akālacīvaraṁ “kālacīvaran”ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpessati.“How could the nun Thullanandā do this?1.23Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.24evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: