尼羯磨 3.111

3.111

爾時世尊在婆闍國地城中，告諸比丘：「我說四種廣說，汝等善聽，當為汝說。」諸比丘言：「大德！願樂聞之。」「何等四？若比丘如是語：『諸長老！我於某村某城，親從佛聞受持，此是法、是毘尼、是佛教。』若聞彼比丘說，不應便生嫌疑，亦不應呵，應審定文句已，應尋究修多羅、毘尼、檢校法律。若聽彼比丘說，尋究修多羅、毘尼、檢校法律時，若不與修多羅、毘尼、法律相應，違背於法，應語彼比丘：『汝所說者，非佛所說，或是長老不審得佛語。何以故？我尋究修多羅、毘尼、法律，不與修多羅、毘尼、法律相應，違背於法。長老！不須誦習，亦莫教餘比丘，今應捨棄。』若聞彼比丘說，尋究修多羅、毘尼、法律時，若與修多羅、毘尼、法律相應，應語彼比丘言：『長老所說是佛所說，審得佛語。何以故？我尋究修多羅、毘尼、法律，與共相應，而不違背。長老！應善持誦習，教餘比丘，勿令忘失。』此是初廣說。復次，若比丘如是語：『長老！我於某村某城，和合僧中上坐前聞，此是法、是毘尼、是佛所教。』聞彼比丘說時，不應嫌疑，亦不應呵，應審定文句，尋究修多羅、毘尼、檢校法律。若聞彼比丘說，尋究修多羅、毘尼、法律時，不與相應，違背於法，應語彼比丘言：『長老！此非佛所說，是彼眾僧及上座不審得佛語，長老亦爾。何以故？我尋究修多羅、毘尼、法律，不與相應，違背於法，長老不須誦習，亦莫教餘比丘，今當棄之。』若聞彼比丘語，尋究修多羅、毘尼、法律，而與相應，不違背於法，應語彼比丘言：『長老！是佛所說，彼眾僧上座及長老亦審得佛語。何以故？我尋究修多羅、毘尼、法律，而與相應，無有違背。長老！應善持誦習，亦教餘人，勿令忘失。』此是第二廣說。（次第三句，從知法、毘尼、摩夷眾多比丘所聞，亦如是。第四句，從知法、毘尼、摩夷一比丘所聞，亦如是。）是為四廣說。」佛說如是，諸比丘聞，歡喜信樂受持。

At that time the World-Honoured One was in Bhaggā, in the town of [Susumāragiri], and addressed the bhikṣus: "I shall expound four great authorities. Listen well, and I will explain them to you." The bhikṣus said: "Venerable! We wish to hear it." "What are the four? If a bhikṣu speaks thus: 'Elders! In such-and-such a village or such-and-such a city, I personally heard and received this from the Buddha: this is the Dharma, this is the vinaya, this is the Buddha's teaching.' If one hears what that bhikṣu says, one should not immediately give rise to doubt, nor should one scold him; having examined the phrasing and sentences, one should investigate the sūtras, the vinaya, and verify them against the Dharma and vinaya. When listening to what that bhikṣu says, if upon investigating the sūtras, the vinaya, and verifying them against the Dharma and vinaya, they do not correspond with the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, but run contrary to the Dharma, one should say to that bhikṣu: 'What you say was not spoken by the Buddha; or perhaps you, elder, did not accurately grasp the Buddha's words. Why is that? When I investigate the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, it does not correspond with the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, but runs contrary to the Dharma. Elder! You must not recite and practice it, nor should you teach it to other bhikṣus; you must now discard it.' If, upon hearing what that bhikṣu says, investigating the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, it corresponds with the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, one should say to that bhikṣu: 'What you, elder, have spoken was spoken by the Buddha, and you have accurately grasped the Buddha's words. Why is that? When I investigate the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, it corresponds with them and does not run contrary. Elder! You should uphold, recite, and practice it well, teach it to other bhikṣus, and not let it be forgotten.' This is the first great authority. Furthermore, if a bhikṣu speaks thus: 'Elders! In such-and-such a village or such-and-such a city, I heard this before the elders in the harmonious saṃgha: this is the Dharma, this is the vinaya, this is the Buddha's teaching.' When hearing what that bhikṣu says, one should not doubt, nor should one scold him; one should examine the phrasing and sentences, investigate the sūtras and the vinaya, and verify them against the Dharma and vinaya. If, upon hearing what that bhikṣu says and investigating the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, it does not correspond with them, but runs contrary to the Dharma, one should say to that bhikṣu: 'Elder! This was not spoken by the Buddha; that saṃgha and the elders did not accurately grasp the Buddha's words, and you, elder, likewise did not. Why is that? When I investigate the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, it does not correspond with them, but runs contrary to the Dharma. Elder, you must not recite and practice it, nor teach it to other bhikṣus; you should now discard it.' If, hearing that bhikṣu's words, one investigates the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, and it corresponds with them without running contrary to the Dharma, one should say to that bhikṣu: 'Elder! It was spoken by the Buddha; that saṃgha, the elders, and you, elder, also accurately grasped the Buddha's words. Why is that? When I investigate the sūtras, the vinaya, and the Dharma and vinaya, it corresponds with them and does not run contrary. Elder! You should uphold, recite, and practice it well, and also teach it to other people, not letting it be forgotten.' This is the second great authority. (Next, the third clause, heard from many bhikṣus who know the Dharma, the vinaya, and the mātṛkā, is also like this. The fourth clause, heard from a single bhikṣu who knows the Dharma, the vinaya, and the mātṛkā, is also like this.) These are the four great authorities." When the Buddha spoke thus, the bhikṣus rejoiced, faithfully accepted, and upheld it.