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she is expelled from the Sangha. Sanghādisesa. ...so it is called a Saṅghādisesa. 685. If she raises a female thief, knowing her to be a thief, outside the proper time, she incurs a Saṅghādisesa. If she raises a female thief, being doubtful, outside the proper time, she incurs a Dukkata. If she raises a female thief, not knowing her to be a thief, outside the proper time, there is no offense. If she raises a non-thief, knowing her to be a thief, she incurs a Dukkata. If she raises a non-thief, being doubtful, she incurs a Dukkata. If she raises a non-thief, not knowing her to be a thief, there is no offense. 686. There is no offense for one who raises without knowing, who raises after asking permission, who raises at the proper time, for an insane one, for the first offender. The Second Saṅghādisesa training rule is finished. 3. The Third Saṅghādisesa training rule 687. At that time, the Buddha, the Blessed One, was staying at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. Now at that time, a bhikkhunī, an apprentice of Bhaddā Kāpilānī, having quarreled with bhikkhunīs, went to a village, to her relatives' home. Bhaddā Kāpilānī, not seeing that bhikkhunī, asked the bhikkhunīs, "Where is so-and-so? She is not seen." "Having quarreled with bhikkhunīs, venerable, she is not seen." "Mother, in such-and-such a village is her relatives' home. Go there and search." The bhikkhunīs went there, and seeing that bhikkhunī, they said this: "Why have you come alone, venerable? Are you unharmed?" "I am unharmed, venerable," she said. Those bhikkhunīs who were of few desires... they complained, grumbled, and criticized, "How can a bhikkhunī go alone to another village?"... "Is it true, monks, that a bhikkhunī went alone to another village?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked her... "How can a bhikkhunī, monks, go alone to another village? This, monks, is not for the appeasement of the unappeased... And thus, monks, let the bhikkhunīs recite this training rule: "Whatever bhikkhunī should go alone to another village, this bhikkhunī also..." a nun has fallen into the first offense, a matter for expulsion, a Saṅghādisesa. Thus this training rule was laid down by the Blessed One for the nuns. 688. At that time, two nuns were traveling from Sāketa to Sāvatthī. On the way, a river had to be crossed. Then those nuns approached the boatmen and said: "Please, sirs, ferry us across." "No, ladies, it's not possible to ferry both at once." One ferried one across. The one who crossed was defiled. The one who had not crossed was defiled. They, having met later, asked: "Are you, lady, undefiled?" "I was defiled, lady! And you, lady, are you undefiled?" "I was defiled, lady." Then those nuns, having gone to Sāvatthī, reported this matter to the nuns. Those nuns who were of few wishes... (etc.) complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can a nun cross a river alone?" Then those nuns reported this matter to the monks. The monks reported this matter to the Blessed One... (etc.) "Is it true, monks, that a nun crosses a river alone?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked... (etc.) "How can a nun, monks, cross a river alone! This, monks, is not for the conviction of the unconvinced... (etc.) And thus, monks, let the nuns recite this training rule: Whatever nun should go alone to another village, or should cross a river alone, this nun also has fallen into the first offense, a matter for expulsion, a Saṅghādisesa. Thus this training rule was laid down by the Blessed One for the nuns. 689. At that time, many nuns were going to Sāvatthī in the Kosalan country, and in the evening they approached a certain village. There, a certain nun was beautiful to see... was beautiful and pleasing. A certain man, seeing that bhikkhunī, became infatuated. Then that man, preparing beds for those bhikkhunīs, prepared a bed for that bhikkhunī separately. Then that bhikkhunī, reflecting, "This man is obsessed; if he comes at night, I will be in trouble," without asking the bhikkhunīs, went to a certain family and arranged a bed. Then that man, coming at night, searching for that bhikkhunī, disturbed the bhikkhunīs. The bhikkhunīs, not seeing that bhikkhunī, said this: "Surely that bhikkhunī has gone out with a man." Then that bhikkhunī, after the passing of that night, approached those bhikkhunīs. The bhikkhunīs said to that bhikkhunī: "Why, venerable one, did you go out with a man?" "Venerable ones, I did not go out with a man." She reported the matter to the bhikkhunīs. Those bhikkhunīs who were of few wishes...etc... they complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can a bhikkhunī spend a night alone away from the monastery!"...etc... "Is it true, bhikkhus, that a bhikkhunī spent a night alone away from the monastery?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked her...etc... "How can a bhikkhunī, bhikkhus, spend a night alone away from the monastery! This, bhikkhus, is not for the conversion of the unconverted...etc... And thus, bhikkhus, let the bhikkhunīs recite this training rule: 'Whatever bhikkhunī should go alone to a village, or should go alone across a river, or should spend a night alone away from the monastery, this bhikkhunī also has fallen into the first offense, a Sanghādisesa requiring expulsion.'" Thus was this training rule enacted by the Blessed One for the bhikkhunīs. 690. Now at that time, many bhikkhunīs, traveling on the road to Sāvatthī in the Kosalan country, There, a certain bhikkhunī, afflicted by a need to defecate, fell behind alone and came later. People saw that bhikkhunī and violated her. Then that bhikkhunī approached those bhikkhunīs. The bhikkhunīs said to that bhikkhunī: "Why, venerable one, did you fall behind alone? Were you not molested?" "I was molested, venerable ones." Those bhikkhunīs who were of few wishes... they complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can a bhikkhunī fall behind alone from the group?"... "Is it true, Bhikkhus, that a bhikkhunī fell behind alone from the group?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked... "How can a bhikkhunī, Bhikkhus, fall behind alone from the group! This, Bhikkhus, is not for the conversion of the unconverted... And thus, Bhikkhus, let the bhikkhunīs recite this training rule: 691. "Whatever bhikkhunī goes alone to another village, or goes alone across a river, or stays alone overnight, or falls behind alone from the group, this bhikkhunī has fallen into a first offense, a disciplinary offense, a Saṅghādisesa." 692. "Whatever" means of whatever kind... "bhikkhunī" means... the bhikkhunī intended in this context. "Goes alone to another village": when crossing the boundary of a defined village with the first foot, there is an offense of thullaccaya; when crossing with the second foot, there is an offense of saṅghādisesa. When crossing the precincts of an undefined village with the first foot, there is an offense of thullaccaya. When crossing with the second foot, there is an offense of saṅghādisesa. "Goes alone across a river": "river" means where the inner robe of a bhikkhunī gets wet when she crosses anywhere, covering the three circles (of the body). When crossing with the first foot, there is an offense of thullaccaya. When crossing with the second foot, there is an offense of saṅghādisesa. "Stays alone overnight": with the rising of dawn Without a second nun, abandoning the hand-reach is an offense of grave fault. When abandoned, it is an offense of Saṅghādisesa. Or one might be left behind from the group, in a village-less forest, abandoning the range of sight or hearing of a second nun, is an offense of grave fault. When abandoned, it is an offense of Saṅghādisesa. "This too" is said with reference to the former. "First offense" means one commits an offense together with the underlying act without admonition. "To be expelled" means is expelled from the Saṅgha. "Saṅghādisesa" (and so on)... therefore it is called Saṅghādisesa. 693. No offense if the second nun has gone away, or has strayed, or has died, or has changed sides; in dangers; for a madwoman; for the first offender. The third Saṅghādisesa training rule is finished. 4. The fourth Saṅghādisesa training rule 694. At that time the Buddha, the Blessed One, was dwelling in Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. Now at that time, the nun Caṇḍakāḷī was quarrelsome, contentious, argumentative, a gossip, a creator of disputes in the Saṅgha. The nun Thullanandā protested when action was being taken against her. Now at that time, the nun Thullanandā went to a certain village for some business. Then the community of nuns, (thinking) "The nun Thullanandā has gone away," suspended the nun Caṇḍakāḷī for not seeing her offense. The nun Thullanandā, having settled that business in the village, returned again to Sāvatthī. The nun Caṇḍakāḷī, when the nun Thullanandā was coming, neither arranged a seat, nor set out water for the feet, a footstool, a foot-mat, nor went to meet her and received her bowl and robe, nor offered her water to drink. The nun Thullanandā said this to the nun Caṇḍakāḷī: "Why, sister, when I came, did you neither arrange a seat, nor water for the feet, a footstool, a foot-mat..." placed it down, did not go forth to receive her bowl and robe, did not ask her for water?" "So it is, venerable lady, as it is for one who is helpless." "But why are you, venerable lady, helpless?" "These bhikkhunis, venerable lady, 'This one is helpless, unknown, there is no one to stand up for her,' have suspended me for not seeing an offense." Bhikkhuni Thullanandā said: "These are foolish, these are unskilled, they do not know action, nor the fault of action, nor the failure of action, nor the success of action. We, however, know action, and the fault of action, and the failure of action, and the success of action. We can make an unmade action happen,