Paramaṭṭhakasuttaniddesa

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Mahāniddesa · Vol. 29 · Section 155

[155] The skilled call that too a tie (gantha)— that relying upon which one sees another as inferior. Therefore, indeed, a bhikkhu should not rely upon what is seen, heard, or sensed, or upon virtue and vows (sīlabbata).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.