The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, “How can nuns give the full admission to married girls who are more than twelve years old and who have trained for two years in the six rules, but who haven’t been approved by the Sangha?” … “Is it true, monks, that nuns do this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … “How can nuns do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” After rebuking them … he gave a teaching and addressed the monks: “Monks, approval is required for the full admission of a married girl who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules. And it should be given like this. After approaching the Sangha of nuns, that married girl who is more than twelve years old should arrange her upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the nuns. She should then squat on her heels, raise her joined palms, and say: ‘Venerables, I, the married girl so-and-so, who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules under venerable so-and-so, ask the Sangha for approval to be fully admitted.’ And she should ask a second and a third time. A competent and capable nun should then inform the Sangha: ‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The married girl so-and-so, who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules under venerable so-and-so, is asking the Sangha for approval to be fully admitted. If the Sangha is ready, it should give approval for the married girl so-and-so, who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules, to be fully admitted. This is the motion. Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The married girl so-and-so, who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules under venerable so-and-so, is asking the Sangha for approval to be fully admitted. The Sangha gives approval for the married girl so-and-so, who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules, to be fully admitted. Any nun who approves of giving approval for the married girl so-and-so, who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules, to be fully admitted should remain silent. Any nun who doesn’t approve should speak up. The Sangha has given approval for the married girl so-and-so, who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules, to be fully admitted. The Sangha approves and is therefore silent. I will remember it thus.’”