[912] Which of the four legal issues (adhikaraṇa) does a legal issue of accusation (anuvādādhikaraṇa) originate?
A legal issue of accusation does not originate any of the four legal issues; nevertheless, conditioned by a legal issue of accusation, all four legal issues arise.
How so? Here bhikkhus accuse a bhikkhu of failure in virtue (sīlavipatti), or of failure in conduct (ācāravipatti), or of failure in view (diṭṭhivipatti), or of failure in livelihood (ājīvavipatti). Whatever therein is the accusing, the censuring, the denouncing, the upbraiding, the siding with (the accusation), the inciting, the lending of support — this is called a legal issue of accusation.
Over a legal issue of accusation the Saṅgha disputes: this is a legal issue of dispute (vivādādhikaraṇa). While disputing, one accuses: this is a legal issue of accusation. While accusing, one falls into an offense (āpatti): this is a legal issue of offense (āpattādhikaraṇa). On account of that offense the Saṅgha carries out a formal act (kamma): this is a legal issue of business (kiccādhikaraṇa).
Thus, conditioned by a legal issue of accusation, all four legal issues arise.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.