[1481] He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in the Rājakārāma. Then a Saṅgha of a thousand bhikkhunīs approached the Blessed One; having approached, they paid homage to the Blessed One and stood to one side. As they stood to one side, the Blessed One said this to those bhikkhunīs: "Bhikkhunīs, a noble disciple (ariyasāvaka) who possesses four things is a stream-enterer (sotāpanna), no longer subject to downfall, fixed in destiny, with full awakening as destination. Which four? Here, bhikkhunīs, a noble disciple possesses confirmed confidence (aveccappasāda) in the Buddha: 'Thus indeed is that Blessed One … teacher of devas and humans, Buddha, Blessed One.' … in the Dhamma … in the Saṅgha … He possesses the virtues dear to the noble ones — unbroken … conducive to concentration (samādhi). Possessing these four things, bhikkhunīs, a noble disciple is a stream-enterer, no longer subject to downfall, fixed in destiny, with full awakening as destination."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.