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Have rice brought from there, have gruel cooked, and consume it." The bhikkhunīs, with those provisions, had medicine bought and consumed it. That group, knowing this, complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can bhikkhunīs, with provisions intended for one purpose, designated for another, given by a group of people, have something else bought?"... "Is it true, monks, that bhikkhunīs, with provisions intended for one purpose, designated for another, given by a group of people, had something else bought?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them... "How can bhikkhunīs, monks, with provisions intended for one purpose, designated for another, given by a group of people, have something else bought!" "This, monks, is not for the conversion of the unconverted..." "And thus, monks, let the bhikkhunīs recite this training rule:" 769. "Whatever bhikkhunī, with provisions intended for one purpose, designated for another, given by a group of people, should have something else bought, there is an offense of relinquishment and expiation." 770. "Whatever" means whoever, of whatever kind... "Bhikkhunī" means... in this context, the bhikkhunī here intended. "With provisions intended for one purpose, designated for another" means given for another purpose. "Given by a group of people" means for a group, not for the Saṅgha, not for a single bhikkhunī. "Should have something else bought" means, setting aside that for which it was given, she has something else bought; at the moment of the attempt, there is an offense of wrong-doing. Upon acquisition, it becomes subject to relinquishment. It should be relinquished to the Saṅgha, or to a group, or to a single bhikkhunī. And thus, monks, it should be relinquished... "Sirs, this of mine, with provisions intended for one purpose, designated for anoth—" I give this to the Sangha, having had it purchased by a group of people for another purpose, which is subject to relinquishment. ...should give... ...should give... I give this to the venerable one. 771. If, for something intended for another purpose, she perceives it as intended for another purpose, and has something else purchased, it is an offense of relinquishment and expiation. If, for something intended for another purpose, she is in doubt, and has something else purchased, it is an offense of relinquishment and expiation. If, for something intended for another purpose, she perceives it as not intended for another purpose, and has something else purchased, it is an offense of relinquishment and expiation. Having received what was relinquished, it should be offered according to the original donation. If, for something not intended for another purpose, she perceives it as intended for another purpose, it is an offense of wrong-doing. If, for something not intended for another purpose, she is in doubt, it is an offense of wrong-doing. If, for something not intended for another purpose, she perceives it as not intended for another purpose, there is no offense. 772. There is no offense if she offers the remainder, if she offers it after consulting the owner, in times of danger, for a madwoman, for the first offender. The eighth training rule is finished. 9. The ninth training rule 773. At one time the Buddha, the Blessed One, was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. At that time, the bhikkhunis living in the residences of a certain group of people were suffering from lack of gruel. Then that group of people collected a contribution for the bhikkhunis' gruel, deposited the provisions at the house of a certain shopkeeper, and approaching the bhikkhunis, said this: "Venerable ones, provisions for gruel have been deposited at the house of such-and-such a shopkeeper. Have rice brought from there, have gruel cooked, and consume it." The bhikkhunis, with those provisions, themselves requested and had medicine purchased, and consumed it. That group of people, knowing this, complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can the bhikkhunis have something else purchased with provisions intended for another purpose, purchased by a group of people for another purpose, by means of a request?" ... "Is it true, bhikkhus, that the bhikkhunis had something else purchased with provisions intended for another purpose, purchased by a group of people for another purpose, by means of a request?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them... "How can, bhikkhus, the bhik The bhikkhunis will cause something else to be acquired with requisites intended for another, designated for another, requested by the public! This, bhikkhus, is not for the appeasement of the unappeased… and so, bhikkhus, the bhikkhunis should recite this training rule thus: 774. “Should any bhikkhuni cause something else to be acquired with requisites intended for another, designated for another, requested by the public, it is a Nissaggiya Pācittiya.” 775. “Any” means any whatsoever… “bhikkhuni” means… a bhikkhuni is intended in this context. “With requisites intended for another, designated for another” means given for the purpose of another. “By the public” means for a group, not for the Sangha, not for a single bhikkhuni. “Requested by oneself” means having requested it oneself. “Causes something else to be acquired” means, setting aside that for which it was given, she causes something else to be acquired; there is a dukkaṭa on the attempt. With the acquisition, it becomes nissaggiya. It should be relinquished to the Sangha, or to a group, or to a single bhikkhuni. And thus, bhikkhus, it should be relinquished… “Venerable sirs, this, which was intended for another, designated for another, requested by the public, I caused to be acquired for something else, is nissaggiya. I relinquish this to the Sangha”… should give… should give… I give to the venerable one. 776. If, in something intended for another, she perceives it as intended for another, and causes something else to be acquired, it is a Nissaggiya Pācittiya. If, in something intended for another, she is in doubt, and causes something else to be acquired, it is a Nissaggiya Pācittiya. If, in something intended for another, she perceives it as not intended for another, and causes something else to be acquired, it is a Nissaggiya Pācittiya. Having acquired what was relinquished, it should be presented according to the original donation. If, in something not intended for another, she perceives it as intended for another, there is an offense of dukkaṭa. If, in something not intended for another, she is in doubt, there is an offense of dukkaṭa. If, in something not intended for another, she perceives it as not intended for another, there is no offense. 777. There is no offense if she presents the remainder, if she presents it after consulting the owner, in times of danger, for a madwoman, for the first offender. The ninth training rule is finished. 10. The tenth training rule 778. At that time, the Buddha, the Blessed One, was dwelling in Sāvatthī. at Jetavana, in Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. Now at that time the bhikkhunī Thullanandā was learned, a speaker, confident, skilled in giving a Dhamma talk. Many people approached the bhikkhunī Thullanandā. Now at that time the bhikkhunī Thullanandā's dwelling was leaking. The people said to the bhikkhunī Thullanandā: "Why is your dwelling leaking, venerable lady?" "There are no donors, friends, no builders." Then those people collected contributions for the bhikkhunī Thullanandā's dwelling and gave requisites to the bhikkhunī Thullanandā. The bhikkhunī Thullanandā with those requisites and by begging herself, bought medicine and consumed it. The people, knowing this, complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can the venerable Thullanandā buy something else with requisites for another purpose, designated for another, for an individual, obtained by begging?" ... "Is it true, bhikkhus, that the bhikkhunī Thullanandā bought something else with requisites for another purpose, designated for another, for an individual, obtained by begging?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked her... "How can the bhikkhunī Thullanandā, bhikkhus, buy something else with requisites for another purpose, designated for another, for an individual, obtained by begging? This, bhikkhus, is not for the conviction of the unconvicted... And thus, bhikkhus, the bhikkhunīs should recite this training rule: 779. "Whatever bhikkhunī should buy something else with requisites for another purpose, designated for another, for an individual, obtained by begging, it is a Nissaggiya Pācittiya." 780. Whatever means: whoever, of whatever kind... Bhikkhunī means: ...this bhikkhunī is intended in this matter. With requisites for another purpose, designated for another means: given for another's purpose. For an individual means: for one bhikkhunī, not for the Sangha, not for a group. Obtained by begging means: having asked for it herself. If she causes another to be bought, that is, setting aside what was given for a certain purpose, she causes another to be bought, there is an offense of wrong-doing at the attempt. Upon acquisition, it becomes subject to relinquishment. It must be relinquished to the Sangha, or to a group, or to a single bhikkhunī. And thus, O bhikkhus, it should be relinquished… “This, venerable sirs, which was caused to be bought for another purpose, with another intention, for a specific individual, having been requested, is subject to relinquishment. I relinquish this to the Sangha”… may give… may give… I give to the venerable one. 781. If, regarding something for another purpose, with the perception that it is for another purpose, she causes another to be bought, it is an offense of relinquishment and expiation. If, regarding something for another purpose, being in doubt, she causes another to be bought, it is an offense of relinquishment and expiation.