七灭诤法（Adhikarana-Samatha）

比丘须依此解决争论的问题。

1. A verdict "in the presence of" should be given. This means that the formal act settling the issue must be carried out in the presence of the Community, in the presence of the individuals, and in the presence of the Dhamma and Vinaya.

1. 必须有僧团的判决，当事人须在场，经法和律藏须在场。Adhikarana-Samatha.

2. A verdict of mindfulness may be given. This is the verdict of innocence given in an accusation, based on the fact that the accused remembers fully that he did not commit the offense in question.

2. 可用专心的判决来解决 (被无辜控告)。Adhikarana-Samatha.

3. A verdict of past insanity may be given. This is another verdict of innocence given in an accusation, based on the fact that the accused was out of his mind when he committed the offense in question and so is absolved of any responsibility for it.

3. 可用过去的疯狂行为来判决解决 (被无辜控告，当时是不用心，无心的)。Adhikarana-Samatha.

4. Acting in accordance with what is admitted. This refers to the ordinary confession of offenses, where no formal interrogation is involved. The confession is valid only if in accord with the facts, e.g.，a bhikkhu actually commits a pacittiya offense and then confesses it as such, and not as a stronger or lesser offense. If he were to confess it as a dukkata or a sanghadisesa, that would be invalid.

4. 和被允许的作为相符 (如犯 Pacittiya 只需告白，而如果是 Sanghadisesa 在此则不能用)。Adhikarana-Samatha.

5. Acting in accordance with the majority. This refers to cases in which bhikkhus are unable to settle a dispute unanimously, even after all the proper procedures are followed, and -- in the words of the Canon -- are "wounding one another with weapons of the tongue." In cases such as these, decisions can be made by majority vote.

5. 以多数表决。Adhikarana-Samatha.

6. Acting in accordance with the accused's further misconduct. This refers to cases where a bhikkhu admits to having committed the offense in question only after being formally interrogated about it. He is then to be reproved for his actions, made to remember the offense and to confess it, after which the Community carries out a formal act of "further misconduct" against him as an added punishment for being so uncooperative as to require the formal interrogation in the first place.

6. 若比丘一直到僧团集合才承认错误，僧团以 「更多行为不端」 表决 (因之前不合作和不承认)。Adhikarana-Samatha.

7. Covering over as with grass. This refers to situations in which both sides of a dispute realize that, in the course of their dispute, they have done much that is unworthy of a contemplative. If they were to deal with one another for their offenses, the only result would be greater divisiveness. Thus if both sides agree, all the bhikkhus gather in one place. (According to the Commentary, this means that all bhikkhus in the sima must attend. No one should send his consent, and even sick bhikkhus must go.) A motion is made to the entire group that this procedure will be followed. One member of each side then makes a formal motion to the members of his faction that he will make a confession for them. When both sides are ready, the representative of each side addresses the entire group and makes the blanket confession, using the form of a motion and one announcement ( natti-dutiya-kamma )。

7. 两边皆发现争论只会造成分离，并用仪式告白解决。Adhikarana-Samatha.