Kumārībhūtavaggasikkhābada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga · Vol. 3 · Section 432

[432] At that time the Buddha, the Blessed One, was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park. Now at that time the bhikkhunī Thullanandā ordained (vuṭṭhāpeti) a trainee nun (sikkhamānā) who had not been given permission by her parents or by her husband. Her parents and her husband complained, criticized, and spread it about: "How can the lady Thullanandā ordain a sikkhamānā who has not been given permission by us?" Bhikkhunīs heard the parents and the husband complaining, criticizing, and spreading it about. Those bhikkhunīs who were of few wishes … complained, criticized, and spread it about: "How can the lady Thullanandā ordain a sikkhamānā who has not been given permission by her parents or by her husband?" … "Is it true, as they say, bhikkhus, that the bhikkhunī Thullanandā ordains a sikkhamānā who has not been given permission by her parents or by her husband?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked her: "Bhikkhus, how can the bhikkhunī Thullanandā ordain a sikkhamānā who has not been given permission by her parents or by her husband? This, bhikkhus, is not for the confidence of those without confidence … "And thus, bhikkhus, let the bhikkhunīs recite this training rule (sikkhāpada): "Should any bhikkhunī ordain a sikkhamānā who has not been given permission by her parents or by her husband, there is an offense of expiation (pācittiya)."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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