1.0.1Origin story

1.0.2First substory

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 sambahulā bhikkhū gāmakāvāse ekacīvarā cīvarakammaṁ karonti.a number of monks dressed only in sarongs were making robes in a certain village monastery.1.3Bhikkhuniyo anāpucchā ārāmaṁ pavisitvā yena te bhikkhū tenupasaṅkamiṁsu.Nuns entered that monastery without asking permission and approached those monks.1.4Bhikkhū ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks complained and criticized them,1.5“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo anāpucchā ārāmaṁ pavisissantī”ti …pe…“How can nuns enter a monastery without asking permission?” …1.6“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo anāpucchā ārāmaṁ pavisantī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns did that?”

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

1.8Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.9kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo anāpucchā ārāmaṁ pavisissanti.“How can nuns do that?1.10Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.11evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.12.0First preliminary ruling

1.12.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī anāpucchā ārāmaṁ paviseyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun enters a monastery without asking permission, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

1.13Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhunīnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the nuns.

2.0Second substory

2.1Tena kho pana samayena te bhikkhū tamhā āvāsā pakkamiṁsu.Soon afterwards those monks left that monastery.2.2Bhikkhuniyo—“ayyā pakkantā”ti ārāmaṁ nāgamaṁsu.But even though the nuns had heard that the monks had left, they did not go there.2.3Atha kho te bhikkhū punadeva taṁ āvāsaṁ paccāgacchiṁsu.Soon the monks returned.2.4Bhikkhuniyo—“ayyā āgatā”ti āpucchā ārāmaṁ pavisitvā yena te bhikkhū tenupasaṅkamiṁsu;When the nuns heard that this was the case, they asked permission and then entered that monastery.2.5PTS 4.307upasaṅkamitvā te bhikkhū abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu.They approached the monks and bowed down to them.2.6Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho tā bhikkhuniyo te bhikkhū etadavocuṁ—“kissa tumhe, bhaginiyo, ārāmaṁ neva sammajjittha na pānīyaṁ paribhojanīyaṁ upaṭṭhāpitthā”ti?The monks then said to them, “Sisters, why didn’t you sweep the monastery, or put out water for drinking or water for washing?”

2.7“Bhagavatā, ayyā, sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ—‘na anāpucchā ārāmo pavisitabbo’ti.“The Buddha has laid down a training rule that we may not enter a monastery without asking permission.2.8Tena mayaṁ na āgamimhā”ti.That’s why we didn’t do it.”

2.9Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…They told the Buddha. Soon afterwards the Buddha had the Sangha gathered and addressed the monks:2.10anujānāmi, bhikkhave, santaṁ bhikkhuṁ āpucchā ārāmaṁ pavisituṁ.“Monks, when a monk is available, a nun should enter a monastery only after asking permission.2.11Evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—And so, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

2.12.0Second preliminary ruling

2.12.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī santaṁ bhikkhuṁ anāpucchā ārāmaṁ paviseyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun, when a monk is available, enters a monastery without asking permission, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

2.13Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhunīnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the nuns.

3.0Third substory

3.1Tena kho pana samayena te bhikkhū tamhā āvāsā pakkamitvā punadeva taṁ āvāsaṁ paccāgacchiṁsu.After leaving that monastery once more, the monks returned yet again.3.2Bhikkhuniyo—“ayyā pakkantā”ti anāpucchā ārāmaṁ pavisiṁsu.Thinking that the monks were still away, the nuns entered the monastery without asking permission.3.3Tāsaṁ kukkuccaṁ ahosi—“bhagavatā sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ—‘na santaṁ bhikkhuṁ anāpucchā ārāmo pavisitabbo’ti.The nuns became anxious, thinking,3.4Mayañcamhā santaṁ bhikkhuṁ anāpucchā ārāmaṁ pavisimhā.“We have entered a monastery without asking permission, even though a monk was available. And the Buddha has laid down a training rule against this.3.5Kacci nu kho mayaṁ pācittiyaṁ āpattiṁ āpannā”ti …pe…Could it be that we have committed an offense entailing confession?”

3.6bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.They told the Buddha.3.7Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi …pe…Soon afterwards he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:3.8evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And so, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: