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 caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī bhaṇḍanakārikā hoti kalahakārikā vivādakārikā bhassakārikā saṅghe adhikaraṇakārikā.At that time the nun Caṇḍakāḷī was quarrelsome and argumentative, and she created legal issues in the Sangha.1.3Thullanandā bhikkhunī tassā kamme karīyamāne paṭikkosati.But when a legal procedure was being done against her, the nun Thullanandā objected.

1.4Tena kho pana samayena thullanandā bhikkhunī gāmakaṁ agamāsi kenacideva karaṇīyena.Soon afterwards when Thullanandā went to a village on some business,1.5Atha kho bhikkhunisaṅgho—the Sangha of nuns1.6“thullanandā bhikkhunī pakkantā”ti caṇḍakāḷiṁ bhikkhuniṁ āpattiyā adassane ukkhipi.took the opportunity to eject Caṇḍakāḷī for not recognizing an offense.1.7PTS 4.310Thullanandā bhikkhunī gāmake taṁ karaṇīyaṁ tīretvā punadeva sāvatthiṁ paccāgacchi.When Thullanandā had finished her business, she returned to Sāvatthī.1.8Caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī thullanandāya bhikkhuniyā āgacchantiyā neva āsanaṁ paññapesi na pādodakaṁ pādapīṭhaṁ pādakaṭhalikaṁ upanikkhipi;As she was approaching, Caṇḍakāḷī neither prepared a seat for her, nor set out a foot stool, a foot scraper, or water for washing the feet;1.9na paccuggantvā pattacīvaraṁ paṭiggahesi na pānīyena āpucchi.and she did not go out to meet her to receive her bowl and robe or to ask whether she wanted water to drink.1.10Thullanandā bhikkhunī caṇḍakāḷiṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca—Thullanandā asked her1.11“kissa tvaṁ, ayye, mayi āgacchantiyā neva āsanaṁ paññapesi na pādodakaṁ pādapīṭhaṁ pādakaṭhalikaṁ upanikkhipi;why she was acting like this.1.12na paccuggantvā pattacīvaraṁ paṭiggahesi na pānīyena āpucchī”ti?1.13“Evañhetaṁ, ayye, hoti yathā taṁ anāthāyā”ti.She replied, “That’s how it is, venerable, when one doesn’t have a protector.”

1.14“Kissa pana tvaṁ, ayye, anāthā”ti?“But how is it, venerable, that you don’t have a protector?”

1.15“Imā maṁ, ayye, bhikkhuniyo—“When these nuns knew1.16‘ayaṁ anāthā appaññātā, natthi imissā kāci pativattā’ti, āpattiyā adassane ukkhipiṁsū”ti.that no one would speak up for me because I am not esteemed by them and I didn’t have a protector, they ejected me for not recognizing an offense.”

1.17Thullanandā bhikkhunī—1.18“bālā etā abyattā etā netā jānanti kammaṁ vā kammadosaṁ vā kammavipattiṁ vā kammasampattiṁ vā”ti, caṇḍīkatā gaṇaṁ paribhāsi.“They are incompetent fools! They don’t understand legal procedures, nor what makes them fail or succeed.” And being furious, she reviled the community.¹

1.19Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.20“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā caṇḍīkatā gaṇaṁ paribhāsissatī”ti …pe…“How could Venerable Thullanandā revile the community because she is furious?” …1.21“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī caṇḍīkatā gaṇaṁ paribhāsatī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā did this?”

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

1.23Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her …1.24kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī caṇḍīkatā gaṇaṁ paribhāsissati.“How could the nun Thullanandā do this?1.25Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.26evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: