Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 8
8.
1. Now at that time a Bhikkhun, a pupil of the Bhikkhun Uppalava"n"n", followed the Blessed One for seven years, learning the Vinaya; but she, being forgetful, lost it as fast as she received it. And that Bhikkhun heard that the Blessed One was about to go to Svatthi. Then she thought: 'For seven years have I followed the Blessed One, learning the Vinaya; and, being forgetful, I have lost it as fast as I received it. Hard is it for a woman to follow the Blessed One her life long. What now shall I do?'
And that Bhikkhun told this matter to the Bhikkhuns, and they told it to the Bhikkhus, and the Bhikkhus told it to the Blessed One.
'I allow Bhikkhus, O Bhikkhus, to teach the Vinaya to Bhikkhuns.'
"Here ends the First Portion for Recitation.
Footnotes
334:1 Ropetu"m", on which Buddhaghosa says: Ta"g"g"aniydisu ima"m" nma kamma"m" etiss ktabban ti eva"m" ropetv.
1. Now at that time a Bhikkhun, a pupil of the Bhikkhun Uppalava"n"n", followed the Blessed One for seven years, learning the Vinaya; but she, being forgetful, lost it as fast as she received it. And that Bhikkhun heard that the Blessed One was about to go to Svatthi. Then she thought: 'For seven years have I followed the Blessed One, learning the Vinaya; and, being forgetful, I have lost it as fast as I received it. Hard is it for a woman to follow the Blessed One her life long. What now shall I do?'
And that Bhikkhun told this matter to the Bhikkhuns, and they told it to the Bhikkhus, and the Bhikkhus told it to the Blessed One.
'I allow Bhikkhus, O Bhikkhus, to teach the Vinaya to Bhikkhuns.'
"Here ends the First Portion for Recitation.
Footnotes
334:1 Ropetu"m", on which Buddhaghosa says: Ta"g"g"aniydisu ima"m" nma kamma"m" etiss ktabban ti eva"m" ropetv.
