[454] At that time the Buddha, the Blessed One, was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park. Now at that time a certain bhikkhunī was a frequenter of the family (kulupikā) of a certain woman. Then that woman said to that bhikkhunī: "Please, noble lady, give this waist ornament (saṅghāṇi) to the woman named so-and-so." Then that bhikkhunī, thinking, "If I go taking it in my bowl, there will be a rattling outcry for me," put it on and went. When the string broke on the street, [the beads] scattered about. People criticized, complained, and spread it about, saying: "How can bhikkhunīs wear a waist ornament, just like women householders who enjoy sensual pleasures?"
Bhikkhunīs heard those people criticizing, complaining, and spreading it about. Those bhikkhunīs who were of few wishes … they criticized, complained, and spread it about, saying: "How can a bhikkhunī wear a waist ornament?" …
"Is it true, bhikkhus, as they say, that a bhikkhunī wore a waist ornament?"
"It is true, Blessed One."
The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them: "How, bhikkhus, can a bhikkhunī wear a waist ornament? This, bhikkhus, is not for the confidence of those without confidence …
"And thus, bhikkhus, let the bhikkhunīs recite this training rule:
"Should any bhikkhunī wear a waist ornament, there is an offense of pācittiya."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.