Numbered Discourses 7.84Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.84
8. The Monastic Law8. Vinayavagga

The Settling of Disciplinary IssuesAdhikaraṇasamathasutta

“Mendicants, there are these seven principles for settling any disciplinary issues that might arise.“Sattime, bhikkhave, adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā uppannuppannānaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ samathāya vūpasamāya. What seven?Katame satta? Resolution face-to-face to be applied. Resolution through recollection to be granted. Resolution because of past insanity to be granted. Acting according to what has been admitted. Majority decision. Further penalty. Covering over as if with grass.Sammukhāvinayo dātabbo, sativinayo dātabbo, amūḷhavinayo dātabbo, paṭiññātakaraṇaṁ dātabbaṁ, yebhuyyasikā dātabbā, tassapāpiyasikā dātabbā, tiṇavatthārako dātabbo. These are the seven principles for settling any disciplinary issues that might arise.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā uppannuppannānaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ samathāya vūpasamāyā”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

MN 104 At Sāmagāma 0.59near 0.1And how is there resolution face-to-face? It’s when mendicants are disputing: ‘This is the teaching,’ ‘This is not the teaching,’ ‘This is the monastic law,’ ‘This is not the monastic law.’ Those mendicants should all si…

DN 33 Reciting in Concert 0.58near 0.1<em>Seven means of settling any disciplinary issues that might arise:</em> Resolution face-to-face to be applied. Resolution through recollection to be granted. Resolution because of past insanity to be granted. Acting a…