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visual cognition born of visual contact ? The sphere of hearing . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not the basis of the . . . visual cogni- tion born of visual contact. [683] What is that form which is the basis of auditory . . . olfactory ... gustatory . . ."^ bodily contact ? The sphere of . . .^ body- sensibility — this is that form which is the basis of . . . bodily contact. [684] What is that form which is not the basis of . . . hodily contact ? ^ No hiatus appears, in either the English or Siamese edition of the text, between rupam and cakkhuvin- nanassa, but by the context the answer is, of course, understood to deal in turn with all four mental processes stated in the question. As usual, only the last term gets an explicit answer. All four processes must also be under- stood in the lacuna in § 682 and in § 686. ^ Jivha samphassassa has dropped out of the printed text. ^ Here, of course, understand the spheres of hearing, smell, and taste, and in the three following lacunae the corresponding forms of contact. Proceed similarly in the next two answers. 211 The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not the basis of . . . bodily contact. [685] What is that form which is the basis of the feeling . . . the perception . . . the thinking ... the . . . cognition of body that is born of . . . bodily contact ? The sphere ... of body- sensibility — this is that form which is the basis of the . . . cognition of body that is born of . . . bodily contact. [686] What is that form which is not the basis of the . . . cognition of body born of . . . bodily contact ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment— this is that form which is not the basis of the . . . cognition of body born, etc. [Me7ital object or idea (arammana m).] [687] What is that form which is the object in visual contact ? The sphere of visible forms — this is that form which is the object in visual contact. [688] What is that form which is not the object in visual contact ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment^ — this is that form which is not, etc. [689] What is that form which is the object in the feeling . . . the perception . . . the thinking . . . the visual cognition that is born of visual contact ? ^ I.e., as in § 596, omitting only ' the sphere of visible forms,' and inserting, presumably, ' the sphere of the tangible.' 14—2 212 The sphere of visible forms — this is that form which is the object in . . . the visual cognition that is born of visual contact. [690] What is that form which is not^ the object in the . . . visual cognition born of visual contact ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not the object, etc. [691] What is that form which is the object in auditory . . . olfactory ... gustatory ... bodily contact? The sphere of . . . the tangible — this is that form which is the object in , . . bodily contact. [692] What is that form which is not the object in . . . bodily contact ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not the object in . . . bodily contact. [693] What is that form which is the object in the feeling ... the perception . . . the thinking . . . the . . . cognition of body that is born of . . . bodily contact ? The sphere of the tangible — this is that form which is the object in the . . . cognition of body that is born of . . . bodily contact. ^ The negative particle must be supplied in the printed text. The lacunae in this and following sentences must be filled up analogously with those in the preceding group. Thus, in this question, the three other mental processes named in the preceding question are to be understood; the answer will be identical with that in § 596, excluding only * the sphere of visible forms,' but inserting * the sphere of the tangible.' And so on. 213 [694] What is that form which is not the object in the . . . cognition of body that is born of bodily contact ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment^ — this is that form which is not the object, etc. [Sphere of sense (a y a t a n a m).] [695] What is that form which is the sphere of vision ? The eye, that is to say, the sentient organ which is derived from the four Great Phenomena . . . this that is * an empty village ' — this is that form which is the sphere of vision.^ [696] What is that form which is not the sphere of vision ? The sphere of hearing . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not the sphere of vision. [697] W^hat is that form which is the sphere of hearing . . . smell ... taste . . . body- sensibility ? The body, that is to say, the sentient organ which is derived from the four Great Phenomena . . . this that is * an empty village ' — this is that form which is the sphere of . . . body-sensibility. [698] What is that form which is not the sphere of . . . body-sensibility ? ^ I.e.y repeat § 596 (into which * the sphere of the tangible ' does not enter). - The replies given here and to the four questions con- densed in § 697 are apparently intended to be those set out in sets of four expounding the current theory of sense- reaction, §§ 597-616. Similarly, for the replies to the questions on sense taken objectively (§§ 699, 701), see §§ 617-632, 648-651. The contradictories seem to be described in all four answers, by a repetition of § 596, with the omission in each case of the specific item named in the question on the corresponding positive term, and, presumably, with the insertion of * the sphere of the tangible.* 214 The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not, etc. [699] What is that form which is the sphere of visible forms ? That form which, derived from the four Great Phenomena, is visible under the appearance of colour . . . this . . . which is the constituent element of visible form — this is that form which is the sphere of visible forms. [700] What is that form which is not the sphere of visible forms ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not, etc. [701] What is that form which is the sphere of sound, odour, taste, the tangible ? The earthy (solid) element . . . this that is the . . . element of the tangible — this is that form which is the sphere of the tangible.^ [702] What is that form which is not the sphere of . . . the tangible ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not, etc. [Element (d h a t u) .] [703] What is that form which is the element of vision ? The sphere of vision — this is that form which is the element of vision. ^ In the printed text read rupam phottabba- yatanam. The answer is, of course, the last of the four several replies, the three first being understood. 216 [704] What is that form which is not the element of vision ? The sphere of hearing . . . and bodily nutriment^ — this is that form which is not the element of vision. [705] What is that form which is the element of visible form ? The sphere of visible form — this is that form which is the element of visible form. [706] What is that form which is not the element of visible form ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not, etc. [707] What is that form which is the element of sound ... of odour ... of taste ... of the tangible ? The sphere of . . .^ the tangible — this is that form which is the element of . . . the tangible. [708] What is that form which is not the element of . . . the tangible ? The sphere of vision . . . and bodily nutriment — this is that form which is not the element of . . . the tangible. [Faculty (i n d r i y a m).] [709] What is that form which is the faculty of vision ? The eye, that is to say, the sentient organ which is derived from the four Great Phenomena . . . this that is * an empty village '^ — this is that form which is the faculty of vision. [710] What is that form which is not the faculty of vision ? ^ Here supply the answer in § 596, omitting the first term, and inserting ' the sphere of the tangible.' ^ Here, of course, supply the spheres of the other three senses. 3 For the full formula, see § 597. .216 The sphere of hearing . . .