86. Saṅghāṇisikkhāpada
Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena aññatarā bhikkhunī aññatarissā itthiyā kulūpikā hoti. Atha kho sā itthī taṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca— “handāyye, imaṁ saṅghāṇiṁ amukāya nāma itthiyā dehī”ti. Atha kho sā bhikkhunī— “sacāhaṁ pattena ādāya gacchāmi vissaro me bhavissatī”ti paṭimuñcitvā agamāsi. Tassā rathikāya suttake chinne vippakiriyiṁsu. Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo saṅghāṇiṁ dhāressanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti. Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ. Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhunī saṅghāṇiṁ dhāressatī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī saṅghāṇiṁ dhāretī”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī saṅghāṇiṁ dhāressati. Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—
Wearing a hip ornament Origin story
At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, there was a nun was associating with the family of a certain woman. That woman said to that nun, “Venerable, please give this hip ornament to such-and-such a woman.” The nun thought, “If I carry it in my almsbowl, I’ll get into trouble,” and so she put it on and then left. While she was walking along a street the threads snapped and were scattered all over. People complained and criticized her, “How can nuns wear hip ornaments? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” The nuns heard the complaints of those people. The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her, “How could a nun wear a hip ornament?” … “Is it true, monks, that a nun did this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked her … “How could a nun do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: