The monks of few desires complained and criticized him, “How could a monk give robe-cloth to a nun?” … “Is it true, monk, that you did this?” “It’s true, sir.” “Is she a relative of yours?” “No.” “Foolish man, a man and a woman who are unrelated don’t know what’s appropriate and inappropriate, what’s good and bad, in dealing with each other. And still you did this. This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

Preliminary ruling ‘If a monk gives robe-cloth to an unrelated nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.

Second substory Once this had happened, the monks did not even give robe-cloth to the nuns in exchange, being afraid of wrongdoing. The nuns complained and criticized them, “How can they not give us robe-cloth in exchange?” The monks heard the complaints of those nuns and they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks: “Monks, I allow you to give things in exchange to five kinds of people: monks, nuns, trainee nuns, novice monks, and novice nuns. And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

Final ruling ‘If a monk gives robe-cloth to an unrelated nun, except in exchange, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Definitions A: whoever … Monk: … The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.