七滅諍法

(七滅諍法, 七灭诤法)

saptādhikaraṇa-śamatha. Seven rules given in the Vinaya for settling disputes among the monks. Disputes arise from causes : from arguments; from discovery of misconduct; judgment and punishment of such; the correctness or otherwise of a religious observance. The seven rules are : [lang id =1028]現前毘尼 saṃmukha-vinaya, face to face evidence, or appeal to the law; [lang id =1028]憶念毘尼 smṛti-vinaya, witness or proof; [lang id =1028]不痴毘尼 amūḍha-vinaya, irresponsibility, e.g. lunacy; [lang id =1028]自言毘尼 tatsvabhavaiṣīya-vinaya, voluntary confession; [lang id =1028]多語毘尼 pratijñākāraka-vinaya, decision by majority vote; [lang id =1028]罪處所毘尼 yadbhūyasikīya-vinaya, condemnation of unconfessed sin by the [lang id =1028]白四 or jñapticaturthin method, i.e. to make a statement and ask thrice for judgment; [lang id =1028]草覆地毘尼 tṛṇastāraka-vinaya. , i.e. covering the mud with straw, i.e. in protracted disputes the appointment by each side of an elder to spread the straw of the law over the mud of the dispute.