On one occasion a penis had been thrown out on a street in Sāvatthī. The nuns stared at it. People jeered at them, and the nuns felt humiliated. When they had returned to the nunnery, they told the nuns what had happened. The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, “How could those nuns stare at a penis?” They told the monks, who in turn told the Buddha. He said, “A nun shouldn’t stare at a penis. If she does, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.”

RequisitesOn one occasion people gave requisites to the monks, who then gave them to the nuns. People complained and criticized them, “How can the venerables give away to others what has been given to them for their own use? Don’t we know how to give?” They told the Buddha. “Monks, you shouldn’t give away to others what has been given to you for your own use. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” On one occasion the monks had an abundance of requisites. They told the Buddha. “I allow you to give to the Sangha.” The abundance became even greater. They told the Buddha. “I allow individuals to give away what belongs to them.” On one occasion the monks had an abundance of stored requisites. They told the Buddha. “I allow what’s stored by the monks to be received and used by the nuns.”