The history of the creation of the community of nuns : eight hard rules : fragments of the Cullavagga Rules of monastic discipline of the Pali Canon

The text presents an explanation of the story of the creation of the female monastic community in Buddhism as presented in the Basket of Rules of Monastic Discipline (Vinayapiṭaka) in the Cullavagga, in the tenth part devoted to nuns (Bhikkhunīkkhandhaka). The introduction discusses the characters and motifs appearing in the text, analyzes the most important themes, and cites the most important contemporary interpretations of the story.