# Disputes (Kalahavivāda) & Arguments (Viggāhika) ## How do Disputes Arise? ![[Snp4.11 Kalahavivādasutta#^how-dispute-arises]] ![[Screenshot 2025-09-23 at 12.33.20 PM.png]] ## Do not Argue! :) ![[AN7.61 Pacalāyamānasutta#^never-argue]] ## [[Papanca|Perceptions and Proliferations]] is at the root of Conflicts and Arguments ![[MN18 Madhupiṇḍikasutta#^root-of-disputes]] ## Reads - https://spiritualessence.in/2024/12/21/quarrels-and-disputes/ ## Suttas - [[AN7.61 Pacalāyamānasutta]] - [[Snp4.11 Kalahavivādasutta]] - [[MN18 Madhupiṇḍikasutta]] - The teaching is that we don't argue with anyone in this world!! - MN103 Kintisutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn103/en/sujato)) - How to resolve disputes on the basis of both phrasing (nāma) and meaning (attha)