Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā bhoganagare viharati ānandacetiye. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “bhikkhavo”ti. “Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca: “cattārome, bhikkhave, mahāpadese desessāmi, taṃ suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti. “Evaṃ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Katame, bhikkhave, cattāro mahāpadesā? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: ‘sammukhā metaṃ, āvuso, bhagavato sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ—ayaṃ dhammo, ayaṃ vinayo, idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinan­di­tab­baṃ nap­paṭik­kosi­tabbaṃ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandas­setab­bāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye san­dassi­ya­mānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: ‘addhā idaṃ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa; imassa ca bhikkhuno duggahitan’ti. Iti hetaṃ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: ‘sammukhā metaṃ, āvuso, bhagavato sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ—ayaṃ dhammo, ayaṃ vinayo, idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinan­di­tab­baṃ nap­paṭik­kosi­tabbaṃ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandas­setab­bāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye san­dassi­ya­mānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: ‘addhā idaṃ tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa; imassa ca bhikkhuno suggahitan’ti. Idaṃ, bhikkhave, paṭhamaṃ mahāpadesaṃ dhāreyyātha.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: ‘asukasmiṃ nāma āvāse saṅgho viharati sathero sapāmokkho. Tassa me saṅghassa sammukhā sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ—ayaṃ dhammo, ayaṃ vinayo, idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinan­di­tab­baṃ nap­paṭik­kosi­tabbaṃ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandas­setab­bāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye san­dassi­ya­mānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: ‘addhā idaṃ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa; tassa ca saṅghassa duggahitan’ti. Iti hetaṃ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: ‘asukasmiṃ nāma āvāse saṅgho viharati sathero sapāmokkho. Tassa me saṅghassa sammukhā sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ—ayaṃ dhammo, ayaṃ vinayo, idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinan­di­tab­baṃ nap­paṭik­kosi­tabbaṃ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandas­setab­bāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni, vinaye san­dassi­ya­mānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: ‘addhā idaṃ tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa; tassa ca saṅghassa suggahitan’ti. Idaṃ, bhikkhave, dutiyaṃ mahāpadesaṃ dhāreyyātha.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: ‘asukasmiṃ nāma āvāse sambahulā therā bhikkhū viharanti bahussutā āgatāgamā dhammadharā vinayadharā mātikādharā. Tesaṃ me therānaṃ sammukhā sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ—ayaṃ dhammo, ayaṃ vinayo, idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinan­di­tab­baṃ nap­paṭik­kosi­tabbaṃ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandas­setab­bāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye san­dassi­ya­mānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: ‘addhā idaṃ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa; tesañca therānaṃ duggahitan’ti. Iti hetaṃ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: ‘asukasmiṃ nāma āvāse sambahulā therā bhikkhū viharanti bahussutā āgatāgamā dhammadharā vinayadharā mātikādharā. Tesaṃ me therānaṃ sammukhā sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ—ayaṃ dhammo, ayaṃ vinayo, idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinan­di­tab­baṃ nap­paṭik­kosi­tabbaṃ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandas­setab­bāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye san­dassi­ya­mānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: ‘addhā idaṃ tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa; tesañca therānaṃ suggahitan’ti. Idaṃ, bhikkhave, tatiyaṃ mahāpadesaṃ dhāreyyātha.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: ‘asukasmiṃ nāma āvāse eko thero bhikkhu viharati bahussuto āgatāgamo dhammadharo vinayadharo mātikādharo. Tassa me therassa sammukhā sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ—ayaṃ dhammo, ayaṃ vinayo, idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinan­di­tab­baṃ nap­paṭik­kosi­tabbaṃ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandas­setab­bāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye san­dassi­ya­mānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: ‘addhā idaṃ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa; tassa ca therassa duggahitan’ti. Iti hetaṃ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: ‘asukasmiṃ nāma āvāse eko thero bhikkhu viharati bahussuto āgatāgamo dhammadharo vinayadharo mātikādharo. Tassa me therassa sammukhā sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ—ayaṃ dhammo, ayaṃ vinayo, idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinan­di­tab­baṃ nap­paṭik­kosi­tabbaṃ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandas­setab­bāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye san­dassi­ya­mānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: ‘addhā idaṃ tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa; tassa ca therassa suggahitan’ti. Idaṃ, bhikkhave, catutthaṃ mahāpadesaṃ dhāreyyātha. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro mahāpadesā”ti.

Dasamaṃ.

Sañce­taniya­vaggo tatiyo.

Cetanā vibhatti koṭṭhiko,
Ānando upa­vā­ṇa­pañca­maṃ;
Āyācana rāhula jambālī,
Nibbānaṃ mahāpadesenāti.