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 ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpenti.At that time the nuns were giving the full admission to two women in the same year,1.3Upassayo tatheva na sammati.and the nunnery still did not have sufficient capacity.1.4PTS 4.337Manussā tatheva ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.5“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpessanti.“How can the nuns give the full admission to two women in the same year,1.6Upassayo tatheva na sammatī”ti.when the nunnery still doesn’t have sufficient capacity?”

1.7Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those people.1.8Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.9“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe…“How can nuns give the full admission to two women in the same year?” …1.10“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nuns do this?”

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

1.12Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.13kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpessanti.“How can nuns do this?1.14Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.15evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: