[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c31.1725 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1725 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1725 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1725](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1725) Mahāpadesa Sutta.—Preached at the Ānanda-cetiya in Bhoganagara. The Buddha tells the monks of the four mahāpadesa to be respected by them. If a monks says he has a certain teaching direct from the Buddha himself, his statement should be compared with the rest of the Vinaya and Dhamma; if these do not agree, it should be rejected; if they do, accepted. The same applies to that which is said to have been learnt from a group of monks led by a Thera from a body of senior monks residing in a certain place, or from a single senior monk, proficient in the Dhamma, the Vinaya, and the Mātikā.¹ - [Previous: v2.c31.1724](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1724) - [Next: v2.c31.1726](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1726) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1725](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1725) · Pramāṇa