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 ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpenti.At that time nuns who had less than twelve years of seniority were giving the full admission.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.1.4Saddhivihāriniyopi bālā honti abyattā;And their students too were ignorant and incompetent,1.5na jānanti kappiyaṁ vā akappiyaṁ vā.and they too did not know what was allowable and what was not.

1.6Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe…“How can nuns who have less than twelve years of seniority give the full admission?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns do this?”

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

1.10Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.11kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpessanti.“How can nuns do this?1.12Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.13evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: