Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 50.8.23

50.8.23

爾時，佛告諸比丘：「設有比丘在大眾中而作是說：『如來所說禁戒，我悉解了，其習婬者，罪蓋不足言。』彼比丘當語斯比丘：『止！止！莫作斯言！莫誹謗如來言說斯語，如來終不說此言。』若此比丘改其所犯者善；若不改其行者，復當再三諫之。設當改者善，設不改者墮。若復比丘隱匿其事，不使露現者，諸人皆墮。是謂，比丘！我之禁戒。」

The Buddha then told the monks, “Suppose a monk in this great assembly said, ‘I fully understand the precepts taught by the Tathāgata. For those who practice lust, when the transgression is concealed, it’s not worth speaking about.’ The other monks should say to this monk, ‘Stop, stop! Don’t say these words. Don’t misrepresent the Tathāgata’s words and discourses. The Tathāgata would never say that.’

“If this monk corrects his violation, that’s good. If he doesn’t correct his behavior, then he should be admonished in this way three times. If then he corrects himself, that’s good. Supposing he doesn’t correct himself, he is fallen. If a monk again conceals his affairs and isn’t open about them, them such a person is fallen. This, monks, is my ruling.”