[588] A person who is a speaker of Dhamma (dhammavādī) convinces a person who is a speaker of non-Dhamma (adhammavādī), makes him see, makes him consider, makes him examine closely, shows him, and elucidates for him: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction (satthusāsana); accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue (adhikaraṇa) is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence (sammukhāvinaya).
A person who is a speaker of Dhamma convinces several speakers of non-Dhamma, makes them see, makes them consider, makes them examine closely, shows them, and elucidates for them: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction; accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence.
A person who is a speaker of Dhamma convinces a Saṅgha that speaks non-Dhamma, makes it see, makes it consider, makes it examine closely, shows it, and elucidates for it: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction; accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence.
Several speakers of Dhamma convince a person who is a speaker of non-Dhamma, make him see, make him consider, make him examine closely, show him, and elucidate for him: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction; accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence.
Several speakers of Dhamma convince several speakers of non-Dhamma, make them see, make them consider, make them examine closely, show them, and elucidate for them: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction; accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence.
Several speakers of Dhamma convince a Saṅgha that speaks non-Dhamma, make it see, make it consider, make it examine closely, show it, and elucidate for it: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction; accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence.
A Saṅgha that speaks Dhamma convinces a person who is a speaker of non-Dhamma, makes him see, makes him consider, makes him examine closely, shows him, and elucidates for him: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction; accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence.
A Saṅgha that speaks Dhamma convinces several speakers of non-Dhamma, makes them see, makes them consider, makes them examine closely, shows them, and elucidates for them: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction; accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence.
A Saṅgha that speaks Dhamma convinces a Saṅgha that speaks non-Dhamma, makes it see, makes it consider, makes it examine closely, shows it, and elucidates for it: "This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is the Teacher's instruction; accept this, approve of this." If that legal issue is thus settled, it is settled by Dhamma, by settlement in the presence.
The Nine Cases of the Bright Side (sukkapakkha-navaka) are finished.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.