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The Seven Ways of Settling Legal Cases
655. Regarding the settlement of legal cases - "Seven" is the numerical determination of those principles. They settle and appease the fourfold legal cases, thus they are principles for the settlement of legal cases. Their elaboration is stated in the Khandhaka and the Parivāra; we shall explain its meaning in those very places. The remainder is clear everywhere.
In the Samantapāsādikā, the commentary on the Vinaya,
The Bhikkhuvibhaṅga Commentary is finished.
Just as this commentary has been completed without obstruction,
So may beings attain peace without obstruction.
May the true Dhamma endure long, may the rain long nourish the people in due season;
May the king satisfy with righteousness, may the ruler protect the earth.
The Great Analysis is concluded.
Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-awakened One