[885] Question: What is the forerunner of a legal question arising from dispute (vivādādhikaraṇa)?
Answer: Greed (lobha) is a forerunner, hatred (dosa) is a forerunner, delusion (moha) is a forerunner; non-greed is a forerunner, non-hatred is a forerunner, non-delusion is a forerunner.
Q. How many grounds are there?
A. The eighteen matters causing schism (bhedakaravatthu) are the grounds.
Q. How many bases are there?
A. The eighteen matters causing schism.
Q. How many spheres are there?
A. The eighteen matters causing schism are the spheres.
Q. How many causes are there?
A. Nine causes: three wholesome causes, three unwholesome causes, three indeterminate (abyākata) causes.
Q. How many roots are there?
A. Twelve roots.
Q. In how many modes does one dispute?
A. One disputes in two modes: with the view that it is Dhamma, or with the view that it is not Dhamma.
Q. By how many settlements (samatha) is a legal question arising from dispute settled?
A. A legal question arising from dispute is settled by two settlements: by resolution in the presence (sammukhāvinaya) and by decision of the majority (yebhuyyasikā).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.