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B01030102rūpakaṇḍaṃ (form section)

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this is that internal form, the body element. 824. What is that internal form, not the body element? Eye faculty, ear faculty, nose faculty, tongue faculty – this is that internal form, not the body element. 825. What is that internal form, not the visual element? Eye faculty, ear faculty, nose faculty, tongue faculty, body faculty – this is that internal form, not the visual element. 826. What is that external form, the visual element? Visual field – this is that external form, the visual element. 827. What is that external form, not the visual element? Sound field, smell field, taste field, tangible field, food in edible portions. Form – this is that external form which is not the element of visible form. 828. What is that internal form which is not the element of sound...etc... not the element of smell...etc... not the element of taste...etc... not the element of touch? The eye base...etc... the body base – this is that internal form which is not the element of touch. 829. What is that external form which is the element of touch? The touch base – this is that external form which is the element of touch. 830. What is that external form which is not the element of touch? The visible form base...etc... edible food – this is that external form which is not the element of touch. 831. What is that external form which is not the eye faculty? The visible form base...etc... edible food – this is that external form which is not the eye faculty. 832. What is that internal form which is the eye faculty? That eye, the sensitivity derived from the four great elements...etc... like an empty village – this is that internal form which is the eye faculty. 833. What is that internal form which is not the eye faculty? The ear base...etc... the body base – this is that internal form which is not the eye faculty. 834. What is that external form which is not the ear faculty...etc... not the nose faculty...etc... not the tongue faculty...etc... not the body faculty? The visible form base...etc... edible food – this is that external form which is not the body faculty. 835. What is that internal form which is the body faculty? That body, the sensitivity derived from the four great elements...etc... like an empty village – this is that internal form which is the body faculty. 836. What is that internal form which is not the body faculty? The eye base...etc... the tongue base – this is that internal form which is not the body faculty. 837. What is that internal form which is not the female faculty? The eye base...etc... the body base – this is that internal form which is not the female faculty. 838. What is that external form which is the female faculty? That which is the female's female characteristic, female sign, female appearance, female deportment, femaleness – the state of being female – this is that external form, the female faculty. 839. Which is that external form that is not the female faculty? The visible form…and so on…nutriment in the form of edible food – this is that external form that is not the female faculty. 840. Which is that internal form that is not the male faculty? The eye-base…and so on…the body-base – this is that internal form that is not the male faculty. 841. Which is that external form that is the male faculty? That which is of a man: the male sign, the male mark, the male characteristic, the male appearance, the state of being male, the nature of being male – this is that external form, the male faculty. 842. Which is that external form that is not the male faculty? The visible form…and so on…nutriment in the form of edible food – this is that external form that is not the male faculty. 843. Which is that internal form that is not the life faculty? The eye-base…and so on…the body-base – this is that internal form that is not the life faculty. 844. Which is that external form that is the life faculty? That which is the life, the duration, the carrying on, the maintaining, the moving on, the continuing, the preserving, the life, the life faculty of those material phenomena – this is that external form, the life faculty. 845. Which is that external form that is not the life faculty? The visible form…and so on…nutriment in the form of edible food – this is that external form that is not the life faculty. 846. Which is that internal form that is not bodily intimation? The eye-base…and so on…the body-base – this is that internal form that is not bodily intimation. 847. Which is that external form that is bodily intimation? That which is the stiffening, the firming up, the state of being made firm, the intimation, the making known, the state of being made known of the body of a wholesome mind, or of an unwholesome mind, or of an indeterminate mind, or of one going forward, or of one going back, or of one looking around, or of one looking about, or of one bending, or of one stretching – this is that external form, bodily intimation. 848. Which is that external form that is not bodily intimation? The visible form…and so on…nutriment in the form of edible food – this is that form. that which is external is not bodily intimation. 849. What is that internal form that is not verbal intimation? The eye-base…and so on…the body-base – this is that internal form that is not verbal intimation. 850. What is that external form that is verbal intimation? That speech, utterance, expression, declaration, sound, vocal action, speech, verbal distinction, of a wholesome mind, or an unwholesome mind, or an indeterminate mind – this is called speech. That intimation, making known, being made known by that speech – this is that external form that is verbal intimation. 851. What is that external form that is not verbal intimation? The form-base…and so on…edible food – this is that external form that is not verbal intimation. 852. What is that internal form that is not the space element? The eye-base…and so on…the body-base – this is that internal form that is not the space element. 853. What is that external form that is the space element? That space, spatial, gap, gapped, opening, opened, uncontacted by the four great elements – this is that external form that is the space element. 854. What is that external form that is not the space element? The form-base…and so on…edible food – this is that external form that is not the space element. 855. What is that internal form that is not the water element? The eye-base…and so on…the body-base – this is that internal form that is not the water element. 856. What is that external form that is the water element? That water, watery, cohesion, cohesive, the binding nature of form – this is that external form that is the water element. 857. What is that external form that is not the water element? The form-base…and so on…edible food – this is that external form that is not the water element. 858. What is that internal form that is not the lightness of form? The eye-base…and so on…the body-base – this is that internal form that is not the lightness of form. 859. What is that external form that is the lightness of form? That lightness of form, quick changeability, non-sluggishness, non-cumbersomeness – this is that external form. This is the lightness of form. 860. What is that form, external, that is not the lightness of form? The visible form… (and so on) …edible food – this is that form, external, that is not the lightness of form. 861. What is that form, internal, that is not the softness of form? The eye faculty… (and so on) …the body faculty – this is that form, internal, that is not the softness of form. 862. What is that form, external, that is the softness of form? That which is the softness of form, gentleness, non-harshness, non-stiffness – this is that form, external, that is the softness of form. 863. What is that form, external, that is not the softness of form? The visible form… (and so on) …edible food – this is that form, external, that is not the softness of form. 864. What is that form, internal, that is not the adaptability of form? The eye faculty… (and so on) …the body faculty – this is that form, internal, that is not the adaptability of form. 865. What is that form, external, that is the adaptability of form? That which is the adaptability of form, its suitability, its fitness – this is that form, external, that is the adaptability of form. 866. What is that form, external, that is not the adaptability of form? The visible form… (and so on) …edible food – this is that form, external, that is not the adaptability of form. 867. What is that form, internal, that is not the accumulation of form? The eye faculty… (and so on) …the body faculty – this is that form, internal, that is not the accumulation of form. 868. What is that form, external, that is the accumulation of form? That which is the accumulation of the faculties, that is the accumulation of form – this is that form, external, that is the accumulation of form. 869. What is that form, external, that is not the accumulation of form? The visible form… (and so on) …edible food – this is that form, external, that is not the accumulation of form. 870. What is that form, internal, that is not the continuity of form? The eye faculty… (and so on) …the body faculty – this is that form, internal, that is not the continuity of form. 871. What is that form, external, that is the continuity of form? That which is the accumulation of form, that is the continuity of form – this is which form is external, the continuity of form. 872. Which is that form external, not the continuity of form? The visible form… (and so on)… edible food – this is that form external, not the continuity of form. 873. Which is that form internal, not the aging of form? The eye faculty… (and so on)… the body faculty – this is that form internal, not the aging of form. 874. Which is that form external, the aging of form? That which is the aging of form, decay, brokenness, grayness,