4. Catutthasikkh±pada½

946. Tena samayena buddho bhagav± s±vatthiya½ viharati jetavane an±thapiŗ¹ikassa ±r±me. Tena kho pana samayena thullanand± bhikkhun² dukkhita½ sahaj²vini½ neva upaµµheti na upaµµh±pan±ya ussukka½ karoti. Y± t± bhikkhuniyo appicch±…pe… t± ujjh±yanti khiyyanti vip±centi– “kathańhi n±ma ayy± thullanand± dukkhita½ sahaj²vini½ neva upaµµhessati na upaµµh±pan±ya ussukka½ karissat²”ti…pe… sacca½ kira, bhikkhave, thullanand± bhikkhun² dukkhita½ sahaj²vini½ neva upaµµheti na upaµµh±pan±ya ussukka½ karot²ti? “Sacca½, bhagav±”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagav±…pe… kathańhi n±ma, bhikkhave, thullanand± bhikkhun² dukkhita½ sahaj²vini½ neva upaµµhessati na upaµµh±pan±ya ussukka½ karissati! Neta½, bhikkhave, appasann±na½ v± pas±d±ya…pe… evańca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ima½ sikkh±pada½ uddisantu–

947. “Y± pana bhikkhun² dukkhita½ sahaj²vini½ neva upaµµheyya na upaµµh±pan±ya ussukka½ kareyya, p±cittiyan”ti.

948. Y± pan±ti y± y±dis±…pe… bhikkhun²ti…pe… aya½ imasmi½ atthe adhippet± bhikkhun²ti.

Dukkhit± n±ma gil±n± vuccati.

Sahaj²vin² n±ma saddhivih±rin² vuccati.

Neva upaµµheyy±ti na saya½ upaµµheyya.

Na upaµµh±pan±ya ussukka½ kareyy±ti na ańńa½ ±ŗ±peyya

“Neva upaµµhess±mi, na upaµµh±pan±ya ussukka½ kariss±m²”ti dhura½ nikkhittamatte ±patti p±cittiyassa. Antev±sini½ v± anupasampanna½ v± neva upaµµheti, na upaµµh±pan±ya ussukka½ karoti, ±patti dukkaµassa.

949. An±patti sati antar±ye, pariyesitv± na labhati, gil±n±ya, ±pad±su, ummattik±ya, ±dikammik±y±ti.

Catutthasikkh±pada½ niµµhita½.