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 telaṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.the nuns from the group of six were eating oil that they had asked for. 1.1.3…pe… madhuṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.… were eating honey that they had asked for. 1.1.4…pe… phāṇitaṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.… were eating syrup that they had asked for. 1.1.5…pe… macchaṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.… were eating fish that they had asked for. 1.1.6…pe… maṁsaṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.… were eating meat that they had asked for. 1.1.7…pe… khīraṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.… were drinking milk that they had asked for. 1.1.8…pe… dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.… were eating curd that they had asked for.

1.1.9Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them, 1.1.10“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjissanti.“How can nuns eat curd that they have asked for? 1.1.11Kassa sampannaṁ na manāpaṁ, kassa sāduṁ na ruccatī”ti.Who doesn’t like nice food? Who doesn’t prefer tasty food?”

1.1.12Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those people. 1.1.13Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā … pe … tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, 1.1.14“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjissantī”ti … pe …“How can the nuns from the group of six eat curd that they have asked for?” … 1.1.15“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjantī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that those nuns do this?”

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

1.1.17Vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe …The Buddha rebuked them … 1.1.18kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjissanti.“How can the nuns from the group of six do this? 1.1.19Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya … pe …This will affect people’s confidence …” … 1.1.20evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.1.21.0First preliminary ruling

1.1.21.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya, paṭidesetabbaṁ tāya bhikkhuniyā—‘If a nun asks for curd and then eats it, she must acknowledge it: 1.1.22‘gārayhaṁ, ayye, dhammaṁ āpajjiṁ asappāyaṁ pāṭidesanīyaṁ, taṁ paṭidesemī’”ti.“I have done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.”’”

1.1.23Evañcidaṁ 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 bhikkhuniyo gilānā honti.Soon afterwards a number of nuns were sick. 1.2.2Gilānapucchikā bhikkhuniyo gilānā bhikkhuniyo etadavocuṁ—The nuns who were looking after them asked, 1.2.3“kacci, ayye, khamanīyaṁ, kacci yāpanīyan”ti?“I hope you’re bearing up? I hope you’re getting better?”

1.2.4“Pubbe mayaṁ, ayye, dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjimhā, tena no phāsu hoti;“Previously we ate curd that we had asked for, and then we were comfortable. 1.2.5idāni pana ‘bhagavatā paṭikkhittan’ti kukkuccāyantā na viññāpema, tena no na phāsu hotī”ti … pe …But now that the Buddha has prohibited this, we don’t ask because we’re afraid of wrongdoing. And because of that we’re not comfortable.” …

1.2.6bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ … pe …They told the Buddha. Soon afterwards the Buddha had the Sangha gathered and addressed the monks:

1.2.7anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānāya bhikkhuniyā dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjituṁ.“Monks, I allow a sick nun to eat curd that she has asked for.

1.2.8Evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—And so, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: