Doing the invitation ceremony after the meal, they did not finish until it was too late in the evening. They told the Buddha. “I allow the nuns to do the invitation ceremony among themselves on one day and with the monks on the following day.” At that time the whole Sangha of nuns did the invitation ceremony. They made a racket. They told the Buddha. “I allow the nuns to appoint one capable and competent nun to do the invitation ceremony with the Sangha of monks on behalf of the Sangha of nuns. She should be appointed like this. First a nun should be asked, and then a competent and capable nun should inform the Sangha: ‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.