1.0Origin story

1.1PTS 4.278Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.∥At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,1.2Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhuniyo aciravatiyā nadiyā vesiyāhi saddhiṁ naggā ekatitthe nahāyanti.a number of nuns were bathing naked at a ford in the river Aciravatī together with sex workers.1.3Vesiyā tā bhikkhuniyo uppaṇḍesuṁ—The sex workers teased them,1.4“kiṁ nu kho nāma tumhākaṁ, ayye, daharānaṁ brahmacariyaṁ ciṇṇena, nanu nāma kāmā paribhuñjitabbā.“Venerables, why practice the spiritual life when you’re still young? Why not enjoy worldly pleasures?1.5Yadā jiṇṇā bhavissatha tadā brahmacariyaṁ carissatha.You can practice the spiritual life when you’re old.1.6Evaṁ tumhākaṁ ubho atthā pariggahitā bhavissantī”ti.In this way you’ll get the benefits of both.”1.7Bhikkhuniyo vesiyāhi uppaṇḍiyamānā maṅkū ahesuṁ.The nuns felt humiliated.

1.8Atha kho tā bhikkhuniyo upassayaṁ gantvā bhikkhunīnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.They then went to the nunnery and told the nuns what had happened.1.9Bhikkhuniyo bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.The nuns told the monks,1.10Bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.who in turn told the Buddha.1.11Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—Soon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks:1.12“tena hi, bhikkhave, bhikkhunīnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññapessāmi dasa atthavase paṭicca—“Well then, monks, I will lay down a training rule for the nuns for the following ten reasons:1.13saṅghasuṭṭhutāya …pe…for the well-being of the Sangha …1.14vinayānuggahāya.for supporting the training.1.15Evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: