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 bhikkhuniyo paripuṇṇadvādasavassaṁ gihigataṁ dve vassāni chasu dhammesu asikkhitasikkhaṁ vuṭṭhāpenti.At that time the nuns were giving the full admission to married girls who were more than twelve years old, but who had not trained for two years in the six rules.1.3Tā bālā honti abyattā na jānanti kappiyaṁ vā akappiyaṁ vā.They were ignorant and incompetent, and they did not know what was allowable and what was not.

1.4Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.5“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo paripuṇṇadvādasavassaṁ gihigataṁ dve vassāni chasu dhammesu asikkhitasikkhaṁ vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe…“How can nuns give the full admission to married girls who are more than twelve years old, but who haven’t trained for two years in the six rules?” …1.6“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo paripuṇṇadvādasavassaṁ gihigataṁ dve vassāni chasu dhammesu asikkhitasikkhaṁ vuṭṭhāpentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns do this?”

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

1.8Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.9kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo paripuṇṇadvādasavassaṁ gihigataṁ dve vassāni chasu dhammesu asikkhitasikkhaṁ vuṭṭhāpessanti.“How can nuns do this?1.10Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …”1.11PTS 4.323vigarahitvā dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—After rebuking them … he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

1.12“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, paripuṇṇadvādasavassāya gihigatāya dve vassāni chasu dhammesu sikkhāsammutiṁ dātuṁ.“Monks, approval is required for a married girl who is more than twelve years old to train for two years in the six rules.

1.13Evañca pana, bhikkhave, dātabbā.And the approval is to be given like this.

1.14Tāya paripuṇṇadvādasavassāya gihigatāya saṅghaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā bhikkhunīnaṁ pāde vanditvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassa vacanīyo—After approaching the Sangha of nuns, that married girl who is more than twelve years old should arrange her upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the nuns. She should then squat on her heels, raise her joined palms, and say:

1.16Dutiyampi yācitabbā.And she should ask a second1.17Tatiyampi yācitabbā.and a third time.

1.18Byattāya bhikkhuniyā paṭibalāya saṅgho ñāpetabbo—A competent and capable nun should then inform the Sangha:

1.30Sā paripuṇṇadvādasavassā gihigatā evaṁ vadehīti vattabbā—That married girl, who is more than twelve years old, should be told to say this:1.31“pāṇātipātā veramaṇiṁ dve vassāni avītikkamma samādānaṁ samādiyāmi …pe…‘I undertake to abstain from killing living beings for two years without transgression. …1.32vikālabhojanā veramaṇiṁ dve vassāni avītikkamma samādānaṁ samādiyāmī”ti.I undertake to abstain from eating at the wrong time for two years without transgression.’”

1.33Atha kho bhagavā tā bhikkhuniyo anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā dubbharatāya …pe…Then, after rebuking those nuns in many ways, the Buddha spoke in dispraise of being difficult to support …1.34evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: