[887] What is the forerunner of a legal issue arising from an offense (āpattādhikaraṇa)?
Greed (lobha) is the forerunner; hatred is the forerunner; delusion is the forerunner; non-greed is the forerunner; non-hatred is the forerunner; non-delusion is the forerunner.
How many bases (ṭhāna) are there?
The seven classes of offenses (āpattikkhandha) are the bases.
How many grounds (vatthu) are there?
The seven classes of offenses are the grounds.
How many spheres (bhūmi) are there?
The seven classes of offenses are the spheres.
How many causes (hetu) are there?
There are nine causes: three wholesome causes, three unwholesome causes, three indeterminate (abyākata) causes.
How many roots (mūla) are there?
The six origins of offenses (āpattisamuṭṭhāna) are the roots.
In how many ways does one fall into an offense?
One falls into an offense in six ways: through shamelessness (alajjitā); through ignorance (aññāṇatā); through acting while overcome by scruple (kukkuccapakatatā); through perceiving as allowable what is unallowable; through perceiving as unallowable what is allowable; and through a lapse of mindfulness (satisammosā).
By how many settlements (samatha) is a legal issue arising from an offense settled?
A legal issue arising from an offense is settled by three settlements: by settlement in the presence (sammukhāvinaya), by acting upon acknowledgment (paṭiññātakaraṇa), and by covering over as with grass (tiṇavatthāraka).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.