[284] Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā bhikkhūnaṃ anekapariyāyena vinayakathaṃ katheti vinayassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati vinayapariyattiyā vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati ādissa ādissa āyasmato upālissa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati . Bhikkhūnaṃ etadahosi bhagavā kho bhikkhūnaṃ anekapariyāyena vinayakathaṃ katheti vinayassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati vinayapariyattiyā vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati ādissa ādissa āyasmato upālissa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati handa mayaṃ āvuso āyasmato upālissa santike vinayaṃ pariyāpuṇāmāti . Te ca bahū bhikkhū therā ca navā ca majjhimā ca āyasmato Upālissa santike vinayaṃ pariyāpuṇanti . āyasmā upāli ṭhitako va uddisati therānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ gāravena. Therāpi bhikkhū ṭhitakā va uddisāpenti dhammagāravena . tatra therā ceva bhikkhū kilamanti āyasmā ca upāli . bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ. Anujānāmi bhikkhave navakena bhikkhunā uddisantena samake vā āsane nisīdituṃ uccatarake vā dhammagāravena therena bhikkhunā uddisāpentena samake vā āsane nisīdituṃ nīcatarake vā dhammagāravenāti.

[285] Tena kho pana samayena bahū bhikkhū āyasmato upālissa santike ṭhitakā va uddesaṃ paṭimānentā kilamanti . bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ . anujānāmi bhikkhave samānāsanikehi saha nisīditunti.

[286] Athakho bhikkhūnaṃ etadahosi kittāvatā nu kho samānāsaniko hotīti . bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ . anujānāmi bhikkhave tivassantarena saha nisīditunti.

[287] Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhū samānāsanikā ekamañce nisīditvā mañcaṃ bhindiṃsu . ekapīṭhe nisīditvā pīṭhaṃ bhindiṃsu . bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ . anujānāmi bhikkhave Tivaggassa mañcaṃ tivaggassa pīṭhanti . tivaggopi mañce nisīditvā mañcaṃ bhindi . pīṭhe nisīditvā piṭhaṃ bhindi . te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ . anujānāmi bhikkhave duvaggassa mañcaṃ duvaggassa pīṭhanti.