{"collection":"Buddhism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bud/sbe20/sbe20099.htm","path":"bud/sbe20/sbe20099.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe20/sbe20099.htm","text":"1. Now at that time a Bhikkhun\u00ee, a pupil of the Bhikkhun\u00ee Uppalavann\u00e2, 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\u00ee heard that the Blessed One was about to go to S\u00e2vatthi. 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?'\nAnd that Bhikkhun\u00ee told this matter to the Bhikkhun\u00ees, and they told it to the Bhikkhus, and the Bhikkhus told it to the Blessed One.\n'I allow Bhikkhus, O Bhikkhus, to teach the Vinaya to Bhikkhun\u00ees.'\n________________________\nHere ends the First Portion for Recitation.\n334:1 Ropetum, on which Buddhaghosa says: Tagganiy\u00e2disu imam n\u00e2ma kammam etiss\u00e2 k\u00e2tabban ti evam ropetv\u00e2.","title":"SBE 20: Tenth Khandhaka: Chapter 8","type":"page"}