Now please go and stand over there.’” They were instructed by nuns who were ignorant and incompetent. And because they were badly instructed, they were once again embarrassed, humiliated, and unable to respond. They told the Buddha. “A nun who’s ignorant and incompetent shouldn’t instruct. If she does, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. A nun who’s competent and capable should instruct.” They instructed without having been appointed. They told the Buddha. “A nun shouldn’t instruct if she hasn’t been appointed.