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Which is that form, not a faculty, subtle? Bodily intimation, verbal intimation... declaration…etc… edible food – this is that form not a subtle faculty. 954. Which is that form, a distant faculty? The faculty of femininity, the faculty of masculinity, the faculty of life – this is that form, a distant faculty. 955. Which is that form, a near faculty? The faculty of sight…etc… the faculty of body – this is that form, a near faculty. 956. Which is that form, not a distant faculty? Bodily intimation, verbal intimation…etc… edible food – this is that form, not a distant faculty. 957. Which is that form, not a near faculty? The sphere of visible form…etc… the sphere of touch – this is that form, not a near faculty. 958. Which is that form, a gross great element? The sphere of touch – this is that form, a gross great element. 959. Which is that form, a subtle great element? The water element – this is that form, a subtle great element. 960. Which is that form, not a gross great element? The sphere of sight…etc… the sphere of taste – this is that form, not a gross great element. 961. Which is that form, not a subtle great element? The faculty of femininity…etc… edible food – this is that form, not a subtle great element. 962. Which is that form, a distant great element? The water element – this is that form, a distant great element. 963. Which is that form, a near great element? The sphere of touch – this is that form, a near great element. 964. Which is that form, not a distant great element? The faculty of femininity…etc… edible food – this is that form, not a distant great element. 965. Which is that form, not a near great element? The sphere of sight…etc… the sphere of taste – this is that form, not a near great element. 966. The sphere of visible form is seen, the sphere of sound is heard, the sphere of smell, the sphere of taste, the sphere of touch are sensed, all form is form cognized by mind. Thus, in four ways is the compilation of form. The Fours. The Fives. 967. Which is that form, the earth element? Whatever is hard, rough, hardness, solidity, internal or external, clung to or not clung to – this is that form, the earth element. 968. What is that form, the water element? Whatever is water, watery, cohesion, cohesive, the binding quality of form, internal or external, clung to or not clung to – this is that form, the water element. 969. What is that form, the fire element? Whatever is fire, fiery, heat, hot, warmth, warm, internal or external, clung to or not clung to – this is that form, the fire element. 970. What is that form, the wind element? Whatever is wind, windy, the supporting quality of form, internal or external, clung to or not clung to – this is that form, the wind element. 971. What is that form, clung to? The eye-base… …edible food – this is that form, clung to. Thus, the collection of form is fivefold. The Five. The Six. 972. Visible form, form cognizable by the eye. Sound, form cognizable by the ear. Odor, form cognizable by the nose. Taste, form cognizable by the tongue. Tangible, form cognizable by the body. All form, form cognizable by the mind. Thus, the collection of form is sixfold. The Six. The Seven. 973. Visible form, form cognizable by the eye. Sound, form cognizable by the ear. Odor, form cognizable by the nose. Taste, form cognizable by the tongue. Tangible, form cognizable by the body. Visible form, sound, odor, taste, tangible, form cognizable by the mind-element. All form, form cognizable by the mind-consciousness element. Thus, the collection of form is sevenfold. The Seven. The Eight. 974. Visible form, form cognizable by the eye. Sound, form cognizable by the ear. Odor, form cognizable by the nose. Taste, form cognizable by the tongue. Pleasant tangible Agreeable, pleasant to touch, form cognizable by the body. Disagreeable, tangible, painful to touch, form cognizable by the body. Visible form base, sound base, smell base, taste base, tangible base, form cognizable by the mind-element. All form, form cognizable by the mind-consciousness element. Thus is the collection of form in eight ways. The Eights. The Nines. 975. What is that form, the eye faculty? That eye, sensitivity dependent on the four great elements... like an empty village, so it is. This is that form, the eye faculty. 976. What is that form, the ear faculty... the nose faculty... the tongue faculty... the body faculty... the female faculty... the male faculty... the life faculty? That which for those material phenomena is life span, duration, maintenance, sustenance, carrying on, continuance, preservation, living, the life faculty. This is that form, the life faculty. 977. What is that form which is not a faculty? Visible form base... physical nutriment. This is that form which is not a faculty. Thus is the collection of form in nine ways. The Nines. The Tens. 978. What is that form, the eye faculty? That eye, sensitivity dependent on the four great elements... like an empty village, so it is. This is that form, the eye faculty. 979. What is that form, the ear faculty... the nose faculty... the tongue faculty... the body faculty... the female faculty... the male faculty... the life faculty? That which for those material phenomena is life span, duration, maintenance, sustenance, carrying on, continuance, preservation, living, the life faculty. This is that form, the life faculty. 980. What is that form which is not a faculty, with impact? Visible form base... tangible base. This is that form which is not a faculty, with impact. 981. What is that form which is not a faculty, without impact? Bodily intimation... physical nutriment. This is that form which is not a faculty, without impact. Thus is the collection of form in ten ways. The Tens. The Elevens. 982. What is that form, the eye base? Y The eye, which is the sensitive part derived from the four great elements, ...and so on... this is that form, the eye-base. 983. What is that form, the ear-base... the nose-base... the tongue-base... the body-base... the visible-form-base... the sound-base... the smell-base... the taste-base... the tangible-base? The earth element... ...and so on... the tangible element. This is that form, the tangible-base. 984. What is that form, invisible, unresisting, included in the Dharma-base? The female faculty... ...and so on... edible food. This is that form, invisible, unresisting, included in the Dharma-base. Thus, the compilation of form is in eleven ways. The Elevenfold. The Eighth Recitation Section. Analysis of Form. The Section on Form is finished.