1.0Origin story

1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,1.2Tena kho pana samayena aññatarā bhikkhunī aññatarissā itthiyā kulūpikā hoti.there was a nun was associating with the family of a certain woman.1.3Atha kho sā itthī taṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca—That woman said to that nun,1.4“handāyye, imaṁ saṅghāṇiṁ amukāya nāma itthiyā dehī”ti.“Venerable, please give this hip ornament to such-and-such a woman.”1.5Atha kho sā bhikkhunī—The nun thought,1.6“sacāhaṁ pattena ādāya gacchāmi vissaro me bhavissatī”ti paṭimuñcitvā agamāsi.“If I carry it in my almsbowl, I’ll get into trouble,” and so she put it on and then left.1.7Tassā rathikāya suttake chinne vippakiriyiṁsu.While she was walking along a street the threads snapped and were scattered all over.1.8Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized her,1.9“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo saṅghāṇiṁ dhāressanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.“How can nuns wear hip ornaments? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

1.10Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those people.1.11PTS 4.340Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.12“kathañhi nāma bhikkhunī saṅghāṇiṁ dhāressatī”ti …pe…“How could a nun wear a hip ornament?” …1.13“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī saṅghāṇiṁ dhāretī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that a nun did this?”

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

1.15Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her …1.16kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī saṅghāṇiṁ dhāressati.“How could a nun do this?1.17Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.18evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: