[639] What are the three unwholesome roots (akusalamūla) that are the root of a legal issue arising from dispute (vivādādhikaraṇa)? Here, bhikkhus, bhikkhus dispute with minds possessed by greed, dispute with minds possessed by hatred, dispute with minds possessed by delusion, saying: "This is Dhamma" or "This is not Dhamma"; "This is Vinaya" or "This is not Vinaya"; "This was spoken and uttered by the Tathāgata" or "This was not spoken and not uttered by the Tathāgata"; "This was practised by the Tathāgata" or "This was not practised by the Tathāgata"; "This was laid down by the Tathāgata" or "This was not laid down by the Tathāgata"; "This is an offence (āpatti)" or "This is not an offence"; "This is a light offence" or "This is a grave offence"; "This is an offence with remainder" or "This is an offence without remainder"; "This is a gross offence" or "This is not a gross offence." These three unwholesome roots are the root of a legal issue arising from dispute.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.