The Buddha describes the seven principles for the settlement of any disciplinary issues that might arise—resolution face-to-face to be applied, resolution through recollection to be granted, resolution because of past insanity to be granted, and acting according to what has been admitted, and majority decision, and further penalty, and covering over as if with grass.

AN 7.84 Settlement of Disciplinary Issues

“Sattime, bhikkhave, adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā uppannuppannānaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ samathāya vūpasamāya. Katame satta? Sammukhāvinayo dātabbo, sativinayo dātabbo, amūḷhavinayo dātabbo, paṭiññātakaraṇaṁ dātabbaṁ, yebhuyyasikā dātabbā, tassapāpiyasikā dātabbā, tiṇavatthārako dātabbo. Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā uppannuppannānaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ samathāya vūpasamāyā”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Vinayavaggo aṭṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Caturo vinayadharā,
caturo ceva sobhanā;
Sāsanaṁ adhikaraṇa
samathenaṭṭhame dasāti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Sattime, bhikkhave, adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā uppannuppannānaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ samathāya vūpasamāya.

“Mendicants, there are these seven principles for the settlement of any disciplinary issues that might arise.

Katame satta?

What seven?

Sammukhāvinayo dātabbo, sativinayo dātabbo, amūḷhavinayo dātabbo, paṭiññātakaraṇaṁ dātabbaṁ, yebhuyyasikā dātabbā, tassapāpiyasikā dātabbā, tiṇavatthārako dātabbo.

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.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā uppannuppannānaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ samathāya vūpasamāyā”ti.

These are the seven principles for the settlement of any disciplinary issues that might arise.”

Dasamaṁ.

Vinayavaggo aṭṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Caturo vinayadharā,

caturo ceva sobhanā;

Sāsanaṁ adhikaraṇa

samathenaṭṭhame dasāti.

Qualities:

Insanity

Insanity

A disturbed and unstable mental condition in which the mind is scattered, erratic, or deranged. It can range from temporary disorientation and agitation to severe forms of insanity, obstructing clarity and discernment.

Also known as: craziness, mental derangement, lunacy, loss of reason, madness
Pāli: ummattaka, cittakkhepa
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Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026