[665] Therein, what is the dispute that is a legal issue arising from dispute (vivādādhikaraṇa)?
Bhikkhus, here bhikkhus dispute: "This is Dhamma" or "This is not Dhamma" … "This is a grave offense (āpatti)" or "This is not a grave offense." Whatever therein is strife, quarreling, contention, dispute, divergent assertion, contrary assertion, speech tending toward hostility, altercation — this is the dispute that is a legal issue arising from dispute.
Therein, what is dispute that is not a legal issue? A mother disputes with her son, a son disputes with his mother; a father disputes with his son, a son disputes with his father; a brother disputes with a brother, a brother disputes with a sister, a sister disputes with a brother; a friend disputes with a friend — this is dispute that is not a legal issue.
Therein, what is a legal issue that is not dispute? A legal issue arising from accusation (anuvādādhikaraṇa), a legal issue arising from an offense (āpattādhikaraṇa), a legal issue arising from procedure (kiccādhikaraṇa) — this is a legal issue that is not dispute.
Therein, what is both a legal issue and dispute? A legal issue arising from dispute is both a legal issue and dispute.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.