How’s there an accusation that’s also a legal issue arising from an accusation? It may be that monks accuse a monk of failure in morality, conduct, view, or livelihood. In regard to this, whatever there is of accusations, accusing, allegations, blame, taking sides because of friendship, taking part in the accusation, or supporting the accusation—this is an accusation that’s also a legal issue arising from an accusation. How’s there an accusation that isn’t a legal issue? A mother accuses her offspring; an offspring their mother; a father his offspring; an offspring their father; a brother his brother; a brother his sister; a sister her brother; a friend their friend—these are accusations that aren’t legal issues. How’s there a legal issue that isn’t an accusation? A legal issue arising from an offense, a legal issue arising from business, a legal issue arising from a dispute—these are legal issues that aren’t accusations. How’s there a legal issue that’s also an accusation? A legal issue arising from an accusation is a legal issue and also an accusation.”

Relationship between offenses and legal issues“Are there offenses that are also legal issues arising from offenses? Are there offenses that aren’t legal issues? Are there legal issues that aren’t offenses? Are there legal issues that are also offenses? There are offenses that are also legal issues arising from offenses. There are offenses that aren’t legal issues. There are legal issues that aren’t offenses. There are legal issues that are also offenses. How’s there an offense that’s also a legal issue arising from an offense? There’s a legal issue arising from an offense because of the five classes of offenses, and there’s a legal issue arising from an offense because of the seven classes of offenses—these are offenses that are also legal issues arising from offenses.