1.0Origin story

1.1Tena 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 dve bhikkhuniyo anabhiratiyā pīḷitā ovarakaṁ pavisitvā talaghātakaṁ karonti.two nuns who were plagued by lust entered their room and slapped their genitals with the palms of their hands.1.3Bhikkhuniyo tena saddena upadhāvitvā tā bhikkhuniyo etadavocuṁ—Hearing the sound, the nuns rushed up and asked them,1.4“kissa tumhe, ayye, purisena saddhiṁ sampadussathā”ti?“Venerables, are you having sex with a man?”

1.5“Na mayaṁ, ayye, purisena saddhiṁ sampadussāmā”ti bhikkhunīnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.“No, we’re not,” and they told them what had happened.

1.6Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo talaghātakaṁ karissantī”ti …pe…“How can nuns slap their genitals with their hands?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo talaghātakaṁ karontī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns did that?”

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

1.10Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them,1.11kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo talaghātakaṁ karissanti.“How could nuns do that?1.12Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.13evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: