Vinayapiṭake bhikkhunīvibhaṅgo (เล่ม 3)
[292] Tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane
kalandakanivāpe. Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhuniyo tattheva rājagahe
vassaṁ vasanti tattha hemantaṁ tattha gimhaṁ. Manussā ujjhāyanti
khīyanti vipācenti āhundarikā bhikkhunīnaṁ disā andhakārā
na imāsaṁ disā pakkhāyantīti. Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ
manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khīyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ. Athakho tā
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. Saddhammaṭṭhitiyā vinayānuggahāya. Evañca pana bhikkhave
bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu yā pana bhikkhunī vassaṁ vutthā
cārikaṁ na pakkameyya antamaso chappañcayojanānipi pācittiyanti.