Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Fourth Chapter for Recitation - 148
Idha pana bhikkhave bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya:
Here, monks, a monk might speak like this:
‘Amukasmiṁ nāma āvāse Saṅgho viharati sathero sapāmokkho,
‘In a certain dwelling place lives a Community with elders and leaders,
tassa me Saṅghassa sammukhā sutaṁ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ:
I have heard this directly from that Community, directly I learned it:
“Ayaṁ Dhammo ayaṁ Vinayo idaṁ Satthu Sāsanan-”’ti .
“This is the Teaching, this is the Discipline, this is the Teacher’s Dispensation.”’
Tassa bhikkhave bhikkhuno bhāsitaṁ neva abhinanditabbaṁ na paṭikkositabbaṁ.
Those monks’ speech, monks, is not to be rejoiced over, not to be scorned at.
Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṁ uggahetvā,
Without having rejoiced over it, without having scorned it, after learning those words
and syllables well,
Sutte osāretabbāni Vinaye sandassetabbāni.
they should be laid alongside the Discourses, they should be compared with the
Discipline.
Tāni ce Sutte osāriyamānāni Vinaye sandassiyamānāni,
If, when these are laid alongside the Discourses, compared with the Discipline,
na ceva Sutte osaranti na ca Vinaye sandissanti,
they do not fit in with the Discourses, they do not compare (well) with the Discipline,
niṭṭham-ettha gantabbaṁ: ‘Addhā idaṁ na ceva tassa Bhagavato vacanaṁ,
you may here come to this conclusion: ‘Certainly this is not the Gracious One’s word,
tassa ca Saṅghassa duggahitan’-ti iti hetaṁ bhikkhave chaḍḍeyyātha.
it is not well learned by that Community,’ and, monks, you should abandon it.
Tāni ce Sutte osāriyamānāni Vinaye sandassiyamānāni,
If when these are laid alongside the Discourses, compared with the Discipline,
Sutte ceva osaranti Vinaye ca sandissanti,
they do fit in with the Discourses, they do compare (well) with the Discipline,
Niṭṭham-ettha gantabbaṁ: ‘Addhā idaṁ tassa Bhagavato vacanaṁ,
you may here come to this conclusion: ‘Certainly this is the Gracious One’s word,
tassa ca Saṅghassa suggahitan.’-ti
it is well-learned by that Community.’