Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sattarasavaggiyānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahanti— “bhagavatā, āvuso, sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ— ‘na ūnavīsativasso puggalo upasampādetabbo’ti. Tumhe ca ūnavīsativassā upasampannā. Kacci no tumhe anupasampannā”ti? Te rodanti. Bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu— “kissa tumhe, āvuso, rodathā”ti? “Ime, āvuso, chabbaggiyā bhikkhū amhākaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahantī”ti. Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhikkhūnaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahissantī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahathā”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, bhikkhūnaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahissatha. Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha— “Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadaheyya—‘itissa muhuttampi aphāsu bhavissatī’ti etadeva paccayaṁ karitvā anaññaṁ, pācittiyan”ti.