[269] At that time the Blessed One, the Buddha, was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park. Now at that time the bhikkhunī Thullanandā neither nursed a co-resident pupil (sahajīvinī) who was suffering, nor made any effort to have her nursed.
Those bhikkhunīs who were of few wishes … they criticized, denounced, and spread it about, saying: "How can the lady Thullanandā neither nurse a co-resident pupil who is suffering, nor make any effort to have her nursed?" …
"Is it true, as they say, bhikkhus, that the bhikkhunī Thullanandā neither nurses a co-resident pupil who is suffering, nor makes any effort to have her nursed?"
"It is true, Blessed One."
The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked her: "How, bhikkhus, can the bhikkhunī Thullanandā neither nurse a co-resident pupil who is suffering, nor make any effort to have her nursed? This, bhikkhus, is not for the arousing of faith in those without faith … And thus, bhikkhus, let the bhikkhunīs recite this training rule:
"Should any bhikkhunī neither nurse a co-resident pupil who is suffering, nor make any effort to have her nursed, there is an offense of expiation (pācittiya)."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.