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 bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpenti.the nuns gave the full admission to a pregnant woman.1.3Sā piṇḍāya carati.When she walked for alms,1.4Manussā evamāhaṁsu—people said,1.5“dethāyyāya bhikkhaṁ, garubhārā ayyā”ti.“Give almsfood to the venerable. She’s carrying a heavy burden.”

1.6Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti.“How could the nuns give the full admission to a pregnant woman?”

1.8Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those people1.9Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.10“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe…“How could nuns do this?” …1.11“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns did this?”

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

1.13Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.14kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessanti.“How could nuns do this?1.15Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.16evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: