[452] Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhū ca bhikkhuniyo
Ca sāketā sāvatthiṁ addhānamaggapaṭipannā honti. Athakho tā
bhikkhuniyo te bhikkhū passitvā etadavocuṁ mayaṁpi ayyehi saddhiṁ
gamissāmāti. Na bhagini kappati bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ
paṭipajjituṁ tumhe vā paṭhamaṁ gacchatha mayaṁ vā gamissāmāti.
Ayyā bhante aggapurisā ayyā va paṭhamaṁ gacchantūti. Athakho
tāsaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ pacchā gacchantīnaṁ antarāmagge corā acchindiṁsu
ceva dūsesuñca. Athakho tā bhikkhuniyo sāvatthiṁ gantvā bhikkhunīnaṁ
etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. Bhikkhuniyo bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.
Bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. Athakho bhagavā etasmiṁ
nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi
anujānāmi bhikkhave satthagamanīye magge sāsaṅkasammate sappaṭibhaye
bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjituṁ evañca pana
bhikkhave imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuniyā
saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjeyya antamaso gāmantarampi
aññatra samayā pācittiyaṁ. Tatthāyaṁ samayo satthagamanīyo
hoti maggo sāsaṅkasammato sappaṭibhayo ayaṁ tattha samayoti.