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 chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsenti.the nuns from the group of six were wearing their sarongs hanging down in front and behind.1.3Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.4“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsessanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.“How can nuns wear their sarongs hanging down in front and behind? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

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—and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsessantī”ti …pe…“How can the nuns from the group of six wear their sarongs hanging down in front and behind?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that those 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, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsessanti.“How can the nuns from the group of six 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: