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The faculty of eye, the faculty of ear, the faculty of nose, the faculty of tongue, the faculty of body, the faculty of femininity, the faculty of masculinity, the faculty of life, form which is not a faculty, there is that which is with impingement, there is that which is without impingement. Thus is the collection of form in ten ways. The Ten. The Eleven. The collection of form in eleven ways— 593. The eye-base, the ear-base, the nose-base, the tongue-base, the body-base, the form-base, the sound-base, the smell-base, the taste-base, the tangible-base, and that form which is invisible and without impingement, included in the dharma-base. Thus is the collection of form in eleven ways. The Eleven. Matrix. Analysis of Form. The Exposition of the One. 594. All form is not merely with root, it is rootless, it is dissociated from root, it is with condition, it is conditioned, it is form, it is worldly, it is with influxes, it is with fetters, it is with ties, it is with floods, , only bound by effort, only obstructive, only graspable, only subject to clinging, only defiling, only indeterminate, only without object, only without mental factors, only disassociated from consciousness, only neither result nor condition for result, only undefiled but defiling, only not with initial and sustained application, only not merely with sustained application, only without initial and sustained application, only not accompanied by joy, only not accompanied by happiness, only not accompanied by equanimity, only to be abandoned neither by seeing nor by development, only having a cause to be abandoned neither by seeing nor by development, only neither leading to accumulation nor to diminution, only neither trainee nor adept, only limited, only belonging to the sense sphere, only not belonging to the form sphere, only not belonging to the formless sphere, only included, only not excluded, only undetermined, only not leading to liberation, only arisen, knowable by the six consciousnesses, only impermanent, only overcome by decay. Thus, the compilation of form in one way. Explanation of the Ones. Explanation of the Twos Division of Clinging 595. What is that form which is clung to? The eye base, the ear base, the nose base, the tongue base, the body base, the form base, the sound base, the smell base, the taste base, the female faculty, the male faculty, the life faculty, bodily intimation, verbal intimation, the space element, lightness of form, pliancy of form, adaptability of form, accumulation of form, continuity of form, decay of form, impermanence of form, edible food. 596. What is that form which is the eye base? That eye, which is a sensitive part, dependent on the four great elements, included in one's own being, invisible and with impact; by which eye, invisible and with impact, one saw, or sees, or will see, or should see a visible form with impact— this is the eye, this is the eye base, this is the eye element, this is the eye faculty, this is the world, this is the door, this is the ocean, this is the white, this is the field, this is the ground, this is the net, this is the leading. this near shore it is, a deserted village it is – this is that form, the eye-base. 597. What is that form, the eye-base? That eye, dependent on the four great elements, a sensitivity included in one's own being, invisible, with impact, in which eye, invisible, with impact, a visible form with impact was struck or is struck or will be struck or might be struck, the eye it is, the eye-base it is, the eye-element it is, the eye-faculty it is, the world it is, the door it is, the ocean it is, the white it is, the field it is, the ground it is, the eye it is, the seeing it is, the near shore it is, a deserted village it is – this is that form, the eye-base. 598. What is that form, the eye-base? That eye, dependent on the four great elements, a sensitivity included in one's own being, invisible, with impact, which eye, invisible, with impact, in a visible form with impact, was struck or is struck or will be struck or might be struck, the eye it is, the eye-base it is, the eye-element it is, the eye-faculty it is, the world it is, the door it is, the ocean it is, the white it is, the field it is, the ground it is, the eye it is, the seeing it is, the near shore it is, a deserted village it is – this is that form, the eye-base. 599. What is that form, the eye-base? That eye, dependent on the four great elements, a sensitivity included in one's own being, invisible, with impact, by relying on which eye, with form as object, eye-contact arose or arises or will arise or might arise... by relying on which eye, with form as object, feeling born of eye-contact... perception... volition... eye-consciousness arose or arises or will arise or might arise... by relying on which eye, with form as object, eye-contact arose or arises or will arise or might arise... by relying on which eye, with form as object... The sphere where feeling born of eye-contact, perception born of eye-contact, volition born of eye-contact, eye-consciousness arose or arises or will arise or may arise, this is the eye, this is the eye-base, this is the eye-element, this is the eye-faculty, this is the world, this is the door, this is the ocean, this is the white, this is the field, this is the ground, this is the leader, this is the eye, this is the near shore, this is the empty village – this is that form, the eye-base. 600. What is that form, the ear-base? That ear, the sensitive matter dependent on the four great elements, included in one's own being, invisible and with resistance, by which invisible and with-resistance ear, sound, invisible and with-resistance, was heard or is heard or will be heard or may be heard, this is the ear, this is the ear-base, this is the ear-element, this is the ear-faculty, this is the world, this is the door, this is the ocean, this is the white, this is the field, this is the ground, this is the near shore, this is the empty village – this is that form, the ear-base. 601. What is that form, the ear-base? That ear, the sensitive matter dependent on the four great elements, included in one's own being, invisible and with resistance, in which invisible and with-resistance ear, sound, invisible and with-resistance, struck or strikes or will strike or may strike, this is the ear, this is the ear-base, this is the ear-element, this is the ear-faculty, this is the world, this is the door, this is the ocean, this is the white, this is the field, this is the ground, this is the near shore, this is the empty village – this is that form, the ear-base. 602. What is that form, the ear-base? That ear, the sensitive matter dependent on the four great elements, included in one's own being, invisible and with resistance, which ear, invisible and with resistance, in sound, invisible and with-resistance, struck or strikes or will strike or may strike, this is the ear, this is the ear-base, this is the ear-element, this is the ear-faculty, this is the world, ... that is a door, that is that is an ocean, that is that is a white thing, that is that is a field, that is that is a ground, that is that is the near shore, that is that is an empty village, that is – this is that form, the ear-base. What is that form, the ear-base? That ear, dependent on the four great elements, is a sensitivity, included in one's own being, invisible, with impact; dependent on that ear, concerning sound, ear-contact arose or arises or will arise or may arise... dependent on that ear, concerning sound, feeling born of ear-contact... perception... volition... ear-consciousness arose or arises or will arise or may arise... dependent on that ear, concerning a sound-object, ear-contact arose or arises or will arise or may arise... dependent on that ear, concerning a sound-object, feeling born of ear-contact... perception... volition... ear-consciousness arose or arises or will arise or may arise, that is the ear, that is the ear-base, that is the ear-element, that is the ear-faculty, that is the world, that is a door, that is an ocean, that is a white thing, that is a field, that is a ground, that is the near shore, that is an empty village – this is that form, the ear-base. What is that form, the nose-base? That nose, dependent on the four great elements, is a sensitivity, included in one's own being, invisible, with impact; by which nose, invisible, with impact, a smell, invisible, with impact, was smelled or is smelled or will be smelled or may be smelled, that is the nose, that is the nose-base, that is the nose-element, that is the nose-faculty, that is the world, that is a door, that is an ocean, that is a white thing, that is a field, that is a ground, that is the near shore, that is an empty village – this is that form, the nose-base. What is that form, the nose-base? That nose, dependent on the four great elements, is a sensitivity, included in one's own being, invisible, with impact; in which nose, invisible, with impact, a smell, in unseen, with impact, it was struck, or is struck, or will be struck, or might be struck. This is the nose, this is the nose base, this is the nose element, this is the nose faculty, this is the world, this is the door, this is the ocean, this is the white, this is the field, this is the ground, this is the near shore, this is the empty village – this is that form, the nose base. 606. What is that form, the nose base? That nose, derived from the four great elements, a sensitivity included in one's own being, unseen, with impact. That nose, unseen, with impact, was struck, or is struck, or will be struck, or might be struck, by an unseen, with impact, smell. This is the nose, this is the nose base, this is the nose element, this is the nose faculty, this is the world, this is the door, this is the ocean, this is the white, this is the field, this is the ground, this is the near shore, this is the empty village –