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How each offense is settled 1.5 Samathavāra

When it comes to the offenses that are a result of having sexual intercourse, through how many of the seven principles for settling legal issues are they settled? Methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanapaccayā āpattiyo sattannaṁ samathānaṁ katihi samathehi sammanti? Through three of them: Methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanapaccayā āpattiyo sattannaṁ samathānaṁ tīhi samathehi sammanti—they may be settled by resolution face-to-face and by acting according to what has been admitted; siyā sammukhāvinayena ca paṭiññātakaraṇena ca; or they may be settled by resolution face-to-face and by covering over as if with grass. … siyā sammukhāvinayena ca tiṇavatthārakena ca …pe….

When it comes to the offense that is a result of, out of disrespect, defecating, urinating, or spitting in water, through how many of the seven principles for settling legal issues is it settled? Anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karaṇapaccayā āpatti sattannaṁ samathānaṁ katihi samathehi sammati? Through three of them: Anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karaṇapaccayā āpatti sattannaṁ samathānaṁ tīhi samathehi sammati—it may be settled by resolution face-to-face and by acting according to what has been admitted; or it may be settled by resolution face-to-face and by covering over as if with grass. siyā sammukhāvinayena ca paṭiññātakaraṇena ca, siyā sammukhāvinayena ca tiṇavatthārakena cāti.

How each offense is settled, the seventh, is finished. Samathavāro niṭṭhito sattamo.