[1053] "Is a legal issue arising from business (kiccādhikaraṇa) an offense (āpatti) or not an offense?"
"A legal issue arising from business is not an offense."
"But might one fall into an offense with a legal issue arising from business as condition?"
"Yes, with a legal issue arising from business as condition one might fall into an offense."
"With a legal issue arising from business as condition, how many offenses does one fall into?"
"With a legal issue arising from business as condition, one falls into five offenses: a bhikkhunī who follows a suspended bhikkhu (ukkhittānuvattikā), being admonished up to the third time, does not relinquish — at the motion (ñatti), an offense of wrong-doing (dukkaṭa); at the two proclamations (kammavācā), offenses of grave transgression (thullaccaya); at the conclusion of the proclamation, an offense entailing defeat (pārājika); bhikkhus¹ who side with a schismatic (bhedakānuvattakā), being admonished up to the third time, do not relinquish — an offense entailing a formal meeting of the Saṅgha (saṅghādisesa); [bhikkhus], being admonished up to the third time regarding an evil view, do not relinquish it — an offense entailing expiation (pācittiya). With a legal issue arising from business as condition, one falls into these five offenses."
"Those offenses — among the four failures (vipatti), how many failures do they partake of? Among the four legal issues (adhikaraṇa), which legal issue do they constitute? Among the seven classes of offenses (āpattikkhandha), by how many classes of offenses are they comprised? Among the six originations of offenses (samuṭṭhāna), by how many originations do they arise? By how many legal issues, in how many places, by how many means of settlement (samatha) are they settled?"
"Those offenses — among the four failures, they partake of two failures: sometimes failure in virtue (sīlavipatti), sometimes failure in conduct (ācāravipatti). Among the four legal issues, they constitute a legal issue arising from offenses (āpattādhikaraṇa). Among the seven classes of offenses, they are comprised by five classes of offenses: sometimes by the class of offenses entailing defeat, sometimes by the class of offenses entailing a formal meeting of the Saṅgha, sometimes by the class of offenses of grave transgression, sometimes by the class of offenses entailing expiation, sometimes by the class of offenses of wrong-doing. Among the six originations of offenses, they arise by one origination: they arise from body, speech, and mind. That offense which is without remainder (anavasesā) — that offense is settled by no legal issue, in no place, by no means of settlement. That offense which is grave (garukā) — that offense is settled by one legal issue, the legal issue arising from business; in one place, in the midst of the Saṅgha; by two means of settlement: by settlement in the presence (sammukhāvinaya) together with acting upon acknowledgment (paṭiññātakaraṇa). Those offenses which are light (lahukā) — those offenses are settled by one legal issue, the legal issue arising from business; in three places: in the midst of the Saṅgha, in the midst of a group, or in the presence of an individual; by three means of settlement: sometimes by settlement in the presence together with acting upon acknowledgment, sometimes by settlement in the presence together with covering over as with grass (tiṇavatthāraka)."
¹ The European edition does not have this reading [i.e., "bhikkhū"].
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.