Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Fourth Chapter for Recitation - 151
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 therassa duggahitan’-ti iti hetaṁ bhikkhave chaḍḍeyyātha.
it is not well learned by that elder,’ 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 therassa suggahitan.’-ti
it is well-learned by that elder.’
Idaṁ bhikkhave catutthaṁ Mahāpadesaṁ dhāreyyātha.
This, monks, is the fourth Great Referral you should bear in mind.
Ime kho bhikkhave cattāro mahāpadese dhāreyyāthā.” ti
These, monks, are the Four Great Referrals you should bear in mind.”
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Tatra pi sudaṁ Bhagavā Bhoganagare viharanto Ānande Cetiye,
There also the Gracious One, while living near Bhoganagara at the Joyful Shrine,
etad-eva bahulaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ Dhammiṁ kathaṁ karoti:
spoke frequently to the monks about the Teaching, (saying):
“Iti sīlaṁ, iti samādhi, iti paññā,
“Such is virtue, such is concentration, such is wisdom,
sīlaparibhāvito samādhi mahapphalo hoti mahānisaṁso,
when virtue is well-developed it yields great fruit and brings great advantages in regard
to concentration,
samādhiparibhāvitā paññā mahapphalā hoti mahānisaṁsā,
when concentration is well-developed it yields great fruit and brings great advantages in
regard to wisdom,
Paññāparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ sammad-eva āsavehi vimuccati,
when wisdom is well-developed the mind is completely liberated from the pollutants,