Mahāpadesa Sutta
					
					Mahāpadesa Sutta:Preached at the Ananda cetiya in Bhoganagara. 
The Buddha tells the monks of the four mahāpadesā 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.A.ii.167ff.; the sutta is incorporated in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (D.ii.123ff).