One should wear one’s sarong evenly all around, covering the navel and the knees. If a nun, out of disrespect, wears her sarong hanging down in front or behind, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses There is no offense:

if it is unintentional; if she is not mindful; if she does not know; if she is sick; if there is an emergency; if she is insane; if she is the first offender. (Contracted.)

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law The Nuns’ Analysis The chapter on training The subchapter on shoes Defecating in water

Origin story First substory

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the nuns from the group of six were defecating, urinating, and spitting in water. People complained and criticized them, “How can nuns defecate, urinate, and spit in water? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” The nuns heard the complaints of those people, and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, “How can the nuns from the group of six defecate, urinate, and spit in water?” The nuns told the monks, who in turn told the Buddha. Soon afterwards the Buddha had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks: “Is it true, monks, that those nuns do this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … “How can the nuns from the group of six do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

Preliminary ruling