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B01030102rūpakaṇḍaṃ (form section)

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the ear faculty, the nose faculty, the tongue faculty, the body faculty, the female faculty, the male faculty, the life faculty – this is that form a faculty. 661. Which form is not a faculty? The visible form base... (and so on)... the nutriment of edible food. This form is not a faculty. 662. Which form is a great element? The tangible base, the water element. This form is a great element. 663. Which form is not a great element? The eye base... (and so on)... the nutriment of edible food. This form is not a great element. 664. Which form is communication? Bodily communication, verbal communication. This form is communication. 665. Which form is not communication? The eye base... (and so on)... the nutriment of edible food. This form is not communication. 666. Which form is mind-originated? Bodily communication, verbal communication, or whatever other form there is that is mind-born, mind-caused, mind-originated: visible form base, sound base, smell base, taste base, tangible base, space element, water element, lightness of form, pliancy of form, adaptability of form, accumulation of form, continuity of form, nutriment of edible food. This form is mind-originated. 667. Which form is not mind-originated? The eye base... (and so on)... the body base, the female faculty, the male faculty, the life faculty, the aging of form, the impermanence of form, or whatever other form there is that is not mind-born, not mind-caused, not mind-originated: visible form base, sound base, smell base, taste base, tangible base, space element, water element, lightness of form, pliancy of form, adaptability of form, accumulation of form, continuity of form, nutriment of edible food. This form is not mind-originated. 668. Which form arises together with mind? Bodily communication, verbal communication. This form arises together with mind. 669. Which form does not arise together with mind? The eye base... (and so on)... the nutriment of edible food. This form does not arise together with mind. 670. Which form follows the mind? Bodily communication, verbal communication. This form fo... What is that form not following the mind? The eye-base... and so on... edible food. This is that form not following the mind. What is that form internal? The eye-base... and so on... the body-base. This is that form internal. What is that form external? The form-base... and so on... edible food. This is that form external. What is that form gross? The eye-base... and so on... the tangible-base. This is that form gross. What is that form subtle? The female faculty... and so on... edible food. This is that form subtle. What is that form distant? The female faculty... and so on... edible food. This is that form distant. What is that form near? The eye-base... and so on... the tangible-base. This is that form near. What is that form the basis of eye-contact? The eye-base. This is that form the basis of eye-contact. What is that form not the basis of eye-contact? The ear-base... and so on... edible food. This is that form not the basis of eye-contact. What is that form the basis of feeling born of eye-contact... and so on... perception... and so on... volition... and so on... eye-consciousness? The eye-base. This is that form the basis of eye-consciousness. What is that form not the basis of eye-consciousness? The ear-base... and so on... edible food. This is that form not the basis of eye-consciousness. What is that form the basis of ear-contact... and so on... nose-contact... and so on... tongue-contact... and so on... body-contact? The body-base. This is that form the basis of body-contact. What is that form not the basis of body-contact? The eye-base... and so on... edible food. This is that form not the basis of body-contact. What is that form the basis of feeling born of body-contact... and so on... perception... and so on... ...volition... is the basis for body-consciousness? The body-base – this is that form which is the basis for body-consciousness. Which form is not the basis for body-consciousness? The eye-base... edible food – this is that form which is not the basis for body-consciousness. Which form is the object of eye-contact? The form-base – this is that form which is the object of eye-contact. Which form is not the object of eye-contact? The eye-base... edible food – this is that form which is not the object of eye-contact. Which form is the object of feeling born of eye-contact... of perception... of volition... of eye-consciousness? The form-base – this is that form which is the object of eye-consciousness. Which form is not the object of eye-consciousness? The eye-base... edible food – this is that form which is not the object of eye-consciousness. Which form is the object of ear-contact... of nose-contact... of tongue-contact... of body-contact? The tangible-base – this is that form which is the object of body-contact. Which form is not the object of body-contact? The eye-base... edible food – this is that form which is not the object of body-contact. Which form is the object of feeling born of body-contact... of perception... of volition... of body-consciousness? The tangible-base – this is that form which is the object of body-consciousness. Which form is not the object of body-consciousness? The eye-base... edible food – this is that form which is not the object of body-consciousness. Which form is the eye-base? That eye, the sensitive matter derived from the four great elements... like an empty village – this is that form which is the eye-base. Which form is not the eye-base? The ear-base... edible food... Edible food – this is that form which is not the eye-base. 696. What is that form which is the ear-base...etc... the nose-base...etc... the tongue-base...etc... the body-base? That body, the sensitive part derived from the four great elements...etc... an empty village, this is it – this is that form, the body-base. 697. What is that form which is not the body-base? The eye-base...etc... edible food – this is that form which is not the body-base. 698. What is that form which is the form-base? That form, the color and luster derived from the four great elements...etc... the form element, this is it – this is that form, the form-base. 699. What is that form which is not the form-base? The eye-base...etc... edible food – this is that form which is not the form-base. 700. What is that form which is the sound-base...etc... the smell-base...etc... the taste-base...etc... the tangible-base? The earth element...etc... the tangible element, this is it – this is that form, the tangible-base. 701. What is that form which is not the tangible-base? The eye-base...etc... edible food – this is that form which is not the tangible-base. 702. What is that form which is the eye element? The eye-base – this is that form, the eye element. 703. What is that form which is not the eye element? The ear-base...etc... edible food – this is that form which is not the eye element. 704. What is that form which is the ear element...etc... the nose element...etc... the tongue element...etc... the body element? The body-base – this is that form, the body element. 705. What is that form which is not the body element? The eye-base...etc... edible food – this is that form which is not the body element. 706. What is that form which is the form element? The form-base – this is that form, the form element. 707. What is that form which is not the form element? The eye-base...etc... edible food – this is that form which is not the form element. 708. What is that form which is the sound element...etc... the smell element...etc... the taste element...etc... the tangible element? The tangible-base – this is that form, the tangible element. What is that form which is not the element of touch? The eye-base…etc…edible food. This is that form which is not the element of touch. What is that form which is the faculty of the eye? That eye, which is the sensitivity dependent on the four great elements…etc…an empty village, a messenger. This is that form which is the faculty of the eye. What is that form which is not the faculty of the eye? The ear-base…etc…edible food. This is that form which is not the faculty of the eye. What is that form which is the faculty of the ear…etc…the faculty of the nose…etc…the faculty of the tongue…etc…the faculty of the body? That body, which is the sensitivity dependent on the four great elements…etc…an empty village, a messenger. This is that form which is the faculty of the body. What is that form which is not the faculty of the body? The eye-base…etc…edible food. This is that form which is not the faculty of the body. What is that form which is the faculty of femininity? That which is a woman's feminine sign, feminine mark, feminine characteristic, feminine appearance, femininity, feminine state. This is that form which is the faculty of femininity. What is that form which is not the faculty of femininity? The eye-base…etc…edible food. This is that form which is not the faculty of femininity. What is that form which is the faculty of masculinity? That which is a man's masculine sign, masculine mark, masculine characteristic, masculine appearance, masculinity, masculine state. This is that form which is the faculty of masculinity. What is that form which is not the faculty of masculinity? The eye-base…etc…edible food. This is that form which is not the faculty of masculinity. What is that form which is the faculty of life? That which is the life, persistence, carrying on, maintenance, activity, continuance, protection, life, and life-faculty of those material phenomena. This is that form which is the faculty of life. What is that form which is not the faculty of life? The eye-base…etc…edible food. This is that form which is not the faculty of life. What is that form which is bodily intimation?