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 anuvassaṁ vuṭṭhāpenti, upassayo na sammati.At that time the nuns were giving full admission every year, and the nunnery did not have sufficient capacity.1.3Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.4“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo anuvassaṁ vuṭṭhāpessanti, upassayo na sammatī”ti.“How can the nuns give full admission every year, when the nunnery doesn’t have sufficient capacity?”

1.5Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those people.1.6Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo anuvassaṁ vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe…“How can the nuns give full admission every year?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo anuvassaṁ vuṭṭhāpentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the 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 anuvassaṁ vuṭṭhāpessanti.“How can the 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: