The nuns heard the complaints of those people, and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized her, “How could Venerable Thullanandā ask the king for his woolen cloak?” … “Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā asked for this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked her … “How could the nun Thullanandā ask the king for his woolen cloak? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

Final ruling ‘If a nun carries out an exchange to get a heavy cloak, it is to be worth at most four <i lang='pi' translate='no'>kaṁsa</i> coins. If she gets one in exchange that is worth more than that, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”

Definitions A heavy cloak: whatever cloak is used in cold weather. Carries out an exchange to get: asks for. It is to be worth at most four <i lang='pi' translate='no'>kaṁsa</i> coins: it may be worth sixteen <i lang='pi' translate='no'>kahāpaṇa</i> coins. If she gets one in exchange that is worth more than that: if she asks for one worth more than that, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct. When she gets it, it becomes subject to relinquishment. It should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual nun. “And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. …” (To be expanded as in <a href='https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bi-vb-np1#2.1.21'>Bi NP 1:2.1.21</a>–2.1.43, with appropriate substitutions.) “Venerables, this heavy cloak worth more than four <i lang='pi' translate='no'>kaṁsa</i> coins, which I got in exchange, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.” … “the Sangha should give …” “you should give …” “I give this back to you.”

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