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.At that time a number of nuns who had completed the rainy-season residence in a village monastery went to Sāvatthī.1.3Bhikkhuniyo tā bhikkhuniyo etadavocuṁ—The nuns there asked them,1.4“katthāyyāyo vassaṁvuṭṭhā;“Venerables, where did you spend the rains residence?1.5kattha bhikkhusaṅgho pavārito”ti?Where did you invite the Sangha of monks for correction?”

1.6PTS 4.314“Na mayaṁ, ayye, bhikkhusaṅghaṁ pavāremā”ti.“We didn’t invite the Sangha of monks for correction.”

1.7Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.8“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo vassaṁvuṭṭhā bhikkhusaṅghaṁ na pavāressantī”ti …pe…“How could nuns who have completed the rains residence not invite the Sangha of monks for correction?” …1.9“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo vassaṁvuṭṭhā bhikkhusaṅghaṁ na pavārentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns didn’t do this?”

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

1.11Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.12kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo vassaṁvuṭṭhā bhikkhusaṅghaṁ na pavāressanti.“How could nuns not do this?1.13Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.14evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: