3.4.10 How Quarrel Arises*

Then Venerable Upāli went to the Bhagavā. Having gone there and paying respect to the Bhagavā, he sat at one side. Sitting at one side, Venerable Upāli spoke to the Bhagavā thus: “Bhante! What is the cause, what is the reason that there arise in the Order quarrels, disputes, strife and controversies and the Bhikkhus do not live in comfort?

“Here, Upāli, monks declare non-Dhamma as Dhamma, declare Dhamma as non-Dhamma, declare non-Discipline as Discipline, declare Discipline as non-Discipline, they declare what is not said or spoken by the Tathāgata as said or spoken by the Tathāgata, they declare what is said or spoken by the Tathāgata as not said or spoken by the Tathāgata, they declare what is not practised by the Tathāgata as practised by the Tathāgata, they declare what is practised by the Tathāgata as not practised by the Tathāgata, they declare what is not announced by the Tathāgata as announced by the Tathāgata, they declare what is announced by the Tathāgata as not announced by the Tathāgata.

This, indeed, Upāli, is the cause, is the reason why in the Order quarrels, dispute, strife and controversies arise and Bhikkhus do not live in comfort.”

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* Vivādasuttaṃ: Vivāda + suttaṃ: Quarrel + sutta
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