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dependent on the four great elements, invisible, with resistance, root-taste, trunk-taste, bark-taste, leaf-taste, flower-taste, fruit-taste, sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, salty, alkaline, astringent, acrid, pleasant, unpleasant, or whatever other taste there is, dependent on the four great elements, invisible, with resistance, that taste, with reference to which, dependent on the tongue, tongue-contact arose or arises or will arise or might arise…etc.… that taste, with reference to which, dependent on the tongue, feeling born of tongue-contact…etc.… perception…etc.… volition…etc.… tongue-consciousness arose or arises or will arise or might arise…etc.… that taste as object, dependent on the tongue, tongue-contact arose or arises or will arise or might arise…etc.… that taste as object, dependent on the tongue, feeling born of tongue-contact…etc.… perception…etc.… volition…etc.… tongue-consciousness arose or arises or will arise or might arise, this is taste, this is the taste-base, this is the taste-element – this is that form, the taste-base. 632. What is that form, the female faculty? That which is for a woman: female sign, female mark, female characteristic, female deportment, femaleness, female state – this is that form, the female faculty. 633. What is that form, the male faculty? That which is for a man: male sign, male mark, male characteristic, male deportment, maleness, male state – this is that. the male faculty. 634. What is that form, the life faculty? That which is the life, the duration, the maintenance, the sustenance, the carrying on, the continuance, the preservation, the life faculty of those material phenomena— this is that form, the life faculty. 635. What is that form, bodily intimation? That which is the stiffening, the firm stiffening, the state of being firmly stiffened, the intimation, the making known, the state of being made known of the body when advancing or retreating, looking forward or looking around, bending or stretching, due to a wholesome mind, or an unwholesome mind, or an indeterminate mind— this is that form, bodily intimation. 636. What is that form, verbal intimation? That which is the speech, the utterance, the expression, the speaking, the sound, the act of sounding, the verbal articulation of a wholesome mind, or an unwholesome mind, or an indeterminate mind— this is called speech. That which is the intimation, the making known, the state of being made known by that speech— this is that form, verbal intimation. 637. What is that form, the space element? That which is space, the spatial, the unhindered, the unhindered state, the opening, the state of opening, the uncontacted by the four great elements— this is that form, the space element. 638. What is that form, the lightness of form? That which is the lightness, the quick changeability, the non-sluggishness, the non-cumbersomeness of form— this is that form, the lightness of form. 639. What is that form, the pliancy of form? That which is the pliancy, the softness, the non-harshness, the non-stiffness of form— this is that form, the pliancy of form. 640. What is that form, the adaptability of form? That which is the adaptability, the state of adaptability, the nature of adaptability of form— this is that form, the adaptability of form. 641. What is that form, the accumulation of form? That which is the accumulation of the sense bases, that is the accumulation of form— this is that form, the accumulation of form. 642. What is that form, the continuity of form? That which is the accumulation of form, that is the continuity of form— this is that form, the continuity of form. 643. What is that form, the aging of form? That which is the aging, the growing old, the brokenness graying hair, wrinkled skin, decline of life, decay of faculties – this is that form, the aging of form. 644. What is that form, the impermanence of form? That which is the wasting away of form, decline, breaking up, complete breaking up, impermanence, disappearance – this is that form, the impermanence of form. 645. What is that form, material food? Rice, porridge, flour, fish, meat, milk, curds, ghee, fresh butter, oil, honey, molasses, or whatever other form there is in whatever country, for those beings, which is put into the mouth, chewed by the teeth, swallowed down the throat, filling the stomach, by which nutrient essence beings subsist – this is that form, material food. This is that form with clinging. The analysis of clinging. In the section on form, the first recitation section. 646. What is that form not clung to? The tangible sense-base, the water element. 647. What is that form, the tangible sense-base? The earth element, the fire element, the wind element, hard, soft, smooth, rough, pleasant to touch, unpleasant to touch, heavy, light, that which is tangible, invisible, with impact, which the body, invisible, with impact, touched, or touches, or will touch, or should touch – this is the tangible, this is the tangible sense-base, this is the tangible element – this is that form, the tangible sense-base. 648. What is that form, the tangible sense-base? The earth element, the fire element, the wind element, hard, soft, smooth, rough, pleasant to touch, unpleasant to touch, heavy, light, in which tangible object, invisible, with impact, the body, invisible, with impact, was struck, or is struck, or will be struck, or should be struck – this is the tangible, this is the tangible sense-base, this is the tangible element – this is that form, the tangible sense-base. 649. What is that form, the tangible sense-base? The earth element, the fire element, the wind element, hard, soft, smooth, rough, pleasant to touch, unpleasant to touch, heavy, light, that which is tangible, not visible, with impingement, which in the body, not visible, with impingement, was impinged upon, or is impinged upon, or will be impinged upon, or might be impinged upon. This is the tangible, this is the tangible sense-base, this is the tangible element – this is that form, the tangible sense-base. What is that form, the tangible sense-base? The earth element, the fire element, the air element, hard, soft, smooth, rough, pleasant to touch, unpleasant to touch, heavy, light, that tangible object, with reference to which, dependent on the body, body-contact arose, or arises, or will arise, or might arise; ...etc... that tangible object, with reference to which, dependent on the body, feeling born of body-contact ...etc... perception ...etc... volition ...etc... body-consciousness arose, or arises, or will arise, or might arise; ...etc... that tangible object as object, with reference to which, dependent on the body, body-contact arose, or arises, or will arise, or might arise; ...etc... that tangible object as object, with reference to which, dependent on the body, feeling born of body-contact ...etc... perception ...etc... volition ...etc... body-consciousness arose, or arises, or will arise, or might arise. This is the tangible, this is the tangible sense-base, this is the tangible element – this is that form, the tangible sense-base. What is that form, the water element? That which is water, watery, cohesion, cohesive, the binding nature of form – this is that form, the water element. This is that form, not appropriated. What is that form that is appropriated? The eye sense-base, the ear sense-base, the nose sense-base, the tongue sense-base, the body sense-base, the femininity faculty, the masculinity faculty, the life faculty, or whatever other form there is, due to the doing of kamma, the visible form sense-base, the smell sense-base, the taste sense-base, the tangible sense-base, the space element, the water element, the accumulation of form, the continuity of form, the nutriment of edible food – this is that form that is appropriated. What is that form that is not appropriated? The sound sense-base, bodily intimation, verbal intimation, lightness of form, pliancy of form... The pliancy of form, the aging of form, the impermanence of form, or whatever other form there is not produced by kamma: the visible form sphere, the smell sphere, the taste sphere, the touch sphere, the space element, the water element, the accumulation of form, the continuity of form, edible food – this is that form not clung to. 654. What is that form clung to and clinging-material? The eye sphere, the ear sphere, the nose sphere, the tongue sphere, the body sphere, the female faculty, the male faculty, the life faculty, or whatever other form there is produced by kamma: the visible form sphere, the smell sphere, the taste sphere, the touch sphere, the space element, the water element, the accumulation of form, the continuity of form, edible food – this is that form clung to and clinging-material. 655. What is that form not clung to but clinging-material? The sound sphere, bodily intimation, verbal intimation, the lightness of form, the softness of form, the pliancy of form, the aging of form, the impermanence of form, or whatever other form there is not produced by kamma: the visible form sphere, the smell sphere, the taste sphere, the touch sphere, the space element, the water element, the accumulation of form, the continuity of form, edible food – this is that form not clung to but clinging-material. 656. What is that form with manifestation? The visible form sphere – this is that form with manifestation. 657. What is that form without manifestation? The eye sphere, and so on, edible food – this is that form without manifestation. 658. What is that form with impact? The eye sphere, the ear sphere, the nose sphere, the tongue sphere, the body sphere, the visible form sphere, the sound sphere, the smell sphere, the taste sphere, the touch sphere – this is that form with impact. 659. What is that form without impact? The female faculty, and so on, edible food – this is that form without impact. 660. What is that form a faculty? The eye faculty,