尼羯磨 3.42

3.42

There are four kinds of disputes: (Disputes over speech, disputes over investigation, disputes over offences, and disputes over matters. What is a dispute over speech? Bhikṣuṇīs argue with bhikṣuṇīs, citing the eighteen matters of dispute: Dharma, non-Dharma, up to what was spoken and what was not spoken. If, based on such signs, they dispute with words and thereupon quarrel with one another, this is called a dispute over speech. What is a dispute over investigation? If bhikṣuṇīs search out offences against other bhikṣuṇīs through the three bases of accusation—breach of śīla, breach of views, breach of deportment—through seeing, hearing, or suspicion; searching out offences based on such signs, conversing without falsehood, seeking the support of companions to comfort their minds, whether accusing or reminding, whether settling this matter or not settling this matter, not being foolish and not being careless—this is called a dispute over investigation. What is a dispute over offences? Committing the seven classes of offences, from pārājika down to improper speech—this is called a dispute over offences. What is a dispute over matters? The performance of legal actions within disputes over speech, the performance of legal actions within disputes over investigation, and the performance of legal actions within disputes over offences—this is called a dispute over matters. The application of remedies to counter disputes is explained in detail in the vinaya text.)