Mahāpajāpati went to the Buddha, bowed down, and said, “Sir, what should I do with these Sakyan women?” The Buddha then instructed, inspired, and gladdened her with a teaching, after which she bowed down, circumambulated him with her right side toward him, and left. Soon afterwards the Buddha gave a Teaching and addressed the monks: “I allow monks to give the full ordination to nuns.”

Soon afterwards those nuns said to Mahāpajāpati, “We’re ordained, but you’re not, for the Buddha has laid down that monks should give the full ordination to nuns.” Mahāpajāpati then went to Venerable Ānanda, bowed down, and told him what the Sakyan women had said.