Samyuktagama (Sanskrit fragments) 276.14

276.14

時，難陀夜過晨朝，著衣持鉢，入舍衛城乞食。食已，還精舍，舉衣鉢，洗足已，入室坐禪。從禪覺，著僧伽梨將一比丘往詣王園，諸比丘尼遙見尊者難陀來，疾敷床座，請令就坐，尊者難陀坐已，諸比丘尼稽首敬禮，退坐一面。尊者難陀語諸比丘尼：「諸姊妹！汝等當問我，今當為汝等說法。汝等解者，當說言解；若不解者，當說不解。於我所說義，若當解者，當善受持；若不解者，汝當更問，當為汝說。」

When the night had passed, Nanda put on his robe and took his bowl into Śrāvastī to solicit alms early in the morning. After he had eaten, he returned to the monastery, put away his robe and bowl, and washed his feet. He then went to his room and sat in meditation.

When he roused from meditation, he put on his outer robe and led another monk to the King’s Park. When they saw Venerable Nanda coming from a distance, the nuns quickly prepared seats. They invited him to have a seat and bowed to him respectfully once he had sat down. They then withdrew to sit at one side.

Venerable Nanda said to the nuns, “Sisters, you should question me as I teach the Dharma for you now. Those of you who understand should say, ‘Understood.’ If you don’t understand, then you should say, ‘I don’t understand.’ If you do understand the meaning of what I say, then you should accept and keep it well. If you don’t understand it, you should question me again, and I will explain it for you.”