Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya: ‘asukasmiṁ nāma āvāse sambahulā therā bhikkhū viharanti bahussutā āgatāgamā dhammadharā vinayadharā mātikādharā. Tesaṁ me therānaṁ sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ— ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni sutte ceva otaranti vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ: ‘addhā idaṁ tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa; tesañca therānaṁ suggahitan’ti. Idaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyaṁ mahāpadesaṁ dhāreyyātha. Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya: ‘asukasmiṁ nāma āvāse eko thero bhikkhu viharati bahussuto āgatāgamo dhammadharo vinayadharo mātikādharo. Tassa me therassa sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ— ayaṁ dhammo, ayaṁ vinayo, idaṁ satthusāsanan’ti. Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ nappaṭikkositabbaṁ. Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā sutte otāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni. Tāni ce sutte otāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni na ceva sutte otaranti na vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṁ: ‘addhā idaṁ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa; tassa ca therassa duggahitan’ti. Iti hetaṁ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha.