1.1.0.1Origin story

1.1.0.2First substory

1.1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.∥At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,1.1.2Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo yānena yāyanti.the nuns from the group of six were traveling in vehicles.1.1.3Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.1.4“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo yānena yāyissanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.“How can the nuns travel in a vehicle? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

1.1.5Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those people.1.1.6Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.1.7“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo yānena yāyissantī”ti …pe…“How can the nuns from the group of six travel in a vehicle?” …1.1.8“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo yānena yāyantī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that those nuns do this?”

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

1.1.10Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.1.11kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo yānena yāyissanti.“How can the nuns from the group of six do this?1.1.12Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.1.13evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.1.14.0First preliminary ruling

1.1.14.1PTS 4.339“Yā pana bhikkhunī yānena yāyeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun travels in a vehicle, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

1.1.15Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhunīnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the nuns.

1.2.0Second substory

1.2.1Tena kho pana samayena aññatarā bhikkhunī gilānā hoti, na sakkoti padasā gantuṁ …pe…Soon afterwards there was a sick nun who was not able to travel on foot. …1.2.2bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…They told the Buddha. The Buddha then had the Sangha gathered and addressed the monks:

1.2.3anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānāya bhikkhuniyā yānaṁ.“Monks, I allow a sick nun to use a vehicle.

1.2.4Evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—And so, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: