Pāli · Vinaya Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)15. Samuṭṭhāpanavāra
Vivādādhikaraṇaṁ catunnaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ katamaṁ adhikaraṇaṁ samuṭṭhāpeti? Vivādādhikaraṇaṁ catunnaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ na katamaṁ adhikaraṇaṁ samuṭṭhāpeti; api ca vivādādhikaraṇapaccayā cattāro adhikaraṇā jāyanti. Yathā kathaṁ viya? Idha bhikkhū vivadanti— “dhammo”ti vā, “adhammo”ti vā, “vinayo”ti vā, “avinayo”ti vā, “abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatenā”ti vā, “bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatenā”ti vā, “anāciṇṇaṁ tathāgatenā”ti vā, “āciṇṇaṁ tathāgatenā”ti vā, “apaññattaṁ tathāgatenā”ti vā, “paññattaṁ tathāgatenā”ti vā, “āpattī”ti vā, “anāpattī”ti vā, “lahukā āpattī”ti vā, “garukā āpattī”ti vā, “sāvasesā āpattī”ti vā, “anavasesā āpattī”ti vā, “duṭṭhullā āpattī”ti vā “aduṭṭhullā āpattī”ti vā. Yaṁ tattha bhaṇḍanaṁ kalaho viggaho vivādo nānāvādo aññathāvādo vipaccatāya vohāro medhakaṁ, idaṁ vuccati vivādādhikaraṇaṁ. Vivādādhikaraṇe saṅgho vivadati. Vivādādhikaraṇaṁ vivadamāno anuvadati. Anuvādādhikaraṇaṁ anuvadamāno āpattiṁ āpajjati āpattādhikaraṇaṁ. Tāya āpattiyā saṅgho kammaṁ karoti kiccādhikaraṇaṁ. Evaṁ vivādādhikaraṇapaccayā cattāro adhikaraṇā jāyanti.
English · Bhikkhu Brahmali15. The section on causing to originate
Which of the four legal issues causes legal issues arising from disputes to originate? None of them. Nevertheless, the four legal issues are produced from legal issues arising from disputes. How is that? It may be that monks are disputing, saying, “This is the Teaching”, “This is contrary to the Teaching”, “This is the Monastic Law”, “This is contrary to the Monastic Law”, “This was spoken by the Buddha”, “This wasn’t spoken by the Buddha”, “This was practiced by the Buddha”, “This wasn’t practiced by the Buddha”, “This was laid down by the Buddha”, “This wasn’t laid down by the Buddha”, “This is an offense”, “This isn’t an offense”, “This is a light offense”, “This is a heavy offense”, “This is a curable offense”, “This is an incurable offense”, “This is a grave offense”, or “This is a minor offense.” In regard to this, whatever there is of quarreling, arguing, conflict, disputing, variety in opinion, difference in opinion, heated speech, or strife—this is called a legal issue arising from a dispute. When, during a legal issue arising from a dispute, the Sangha disputes, there is a legal issue arising from a dispute. When one who is disputing makes an accusation, there is a legal issue arising from an accusation. When one who is accusing commits an offense, there is a legal issue arising from an offense. When the Sangha does a legal procedure because of that offense, there is a legal issue arising from business.