[886] What is the forerunner of a legal issue arising from accusation (anuvādādhikaraṇa)?
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.
How many grounds (ṭhāna) does it have?
The four failures (vipatti) are its grounds.
How many bases (vatthu) does it have?
The four failures are its bases.
How many planes (bhūmi) does it have?
The four failures are its planes.
How many causes (hetu) does it have?
It has nine causes: three wholesome causes, three unwholesome causes, three indeterminate (abyākata) causes.
How many roots (mūla) does it have?
It has fourteen roots.
In how many ways does one accuse?
One accuses in two ways: either by way of the basis or by way of the offense (āpatti).
By how many settlements (samatha) is a legal issue arising from accusation settled?
A legal issue arising from accusation is settled by four settlements: by resolution in the presence (sammukhāvinaya), by the verdict of mindfulness (sativinaya), by the verdict of past insanity (amūḷhavinaya), and by the further penalty (tassapāpiyasikā).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.