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Sattakanipātapāḷi
Sattakanipātapāḷi

84(10)Settlement

Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi @ IAPT

84(10)Settlement

"Bhikkhus,there are these seven principles for the settlement of disciplinary issues,for settling and pacifying any disciplinary issues that may arise.
What seven?

"(1)Removal by presence may be applied;Sammukhavinaya.In view of the detailed explanation at Vin IⅡ 93,32-100,6,the rendering in MLDB855-56,"removal by confrontation,"is not satisfactory.(2)removal by memory may be applied;(3)removal on account of past insanity may be applied;(4)the acknowledgment of an offense may be applied;(5)the majority opinion may be applied;(6)a charge of aggravated misconduct may be applied;

and (7)covering over with grass may be applied. For details on these principles and their applications,see MN 104.13-20,Ⅱ247-50;Vin I73-104;Thānissaro 2007a:546-61."

There are,bhikkhus,these seven principles for the settlement of disciplinary issues,for settling and pacifying any disciplinary issues that may arise."