[220] Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane
anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā
bhikkhuniyo aciravatiyā nadiyā vesiyāhi saddhiṁ naggā ekatitthe
nahāyanti. Vesiyā tā bhikkhuniyo upphaṇḍesuṁ 1 kinnu kho nāma
ayye tumhākaṁ daharānaṁ brahmacariyaṁ ciṇṇena nanu nāma kāmā
1 Ma. Yu. uppaṇḍesuṁ.
Paribhuñjitabbā yathā jiṇṇā bhavissatha tadā brahmacariyaṁ carissatha
evaṁ tumhākaṁ ubho atthā pariggahitā bhavissantīti. Bhikkhuniyo
vesiyāhi upphaṇḍiyamānā maṅkū ahesuṁ. Athakho tā bhikkhuniyo
upassayaṁ gantvā bhikkhunīnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. Bhikkhuniyo bhikkhūnaṁ
etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. Bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. Athakho
bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū
āmantesi tenahi bhikkhave bhikkhunīnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññāpessāmi dasa
atthavase paṭicca saṅghasuṭṭhutāya .pe. Vinayānuggahāya evañca
pana bhikkhave bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu yā pana bhikkhunī
naggā nahāyeyya pācittiyanti.