1.0.1Origin story

1.0.2First substory

1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.1.2Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karonti.At that time the nuns from the group of six were defecating, urinating, and spitting in water.1.3Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.4“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.“How can nuns defecate, urinate, and spit in water? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

1.5PTS 4.350Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those people,1.6Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā, tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissantī”ti.“How can the nuns from the group of six defecate, urinate, and spit in water?”1.8Atha kho bhikkhuniyo bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.The nuns told the monks,1.9Bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.who in turn told the Buddha.1.10Atha kho bhagavā …pe…Soon afterwards the Buddha had the Sangha gathered1.11bhikkhū paṭipucchi—and questioned the monks:1.12“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karontī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that those nuns do this?”

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

1.14Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.15kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissanti.“How can the nuns from the group of six do this?1.16Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.17evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.18.0Preliminary ruling

1.18.1“Na udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.‘“I will not defecate, urinate, or spit in water,” this is how you should train.’”

1.19Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhunīnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the nuns.

2.0Second substory

2.1Tena kho pana samayena gilānā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi kātuṁ kukkuccāyanti.Soon afterwards, being afraid of wrongdoing, sick nuns did not defecate, urinate, or spit in water.2.2Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…They told the Buddha. He then had the Sangha gathered and addressed the monks:

2.3anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānāya bhikkhuniyā udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi kātuṁ.“Monks, I allow a sick nun to defecate, urinate, and spit in water.

2.4Evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—And so, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: