[524] Which is that form (rūpa) that is the taste base (rasāyatana)?
That taste (rasa) which, derived from the four primary elements (mahābhūta), is invisible (anidassana) and impinging (sappaṭigha) — namely, the taste of roots, the taste of stems, the taste of bark, the taste of leaves, the taste of flowers, the taste of fruits; sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, salty, alkaline, acrid, astringent, agreeable, disagreeable; or whatever other taste there is, derived from the four primary elements, invisible and impinging — which taste, invisible and impinging, one tasted, or tastes, or will taste, or may taste with the tongue (jivhā) that is invisible and impinging: this too is taste, this too is the taste base, this too is the taste element (rasadhātu). This is that form that is the taste base.
Which is that form that is the taste base?
That taste which, derived from the four primary elements, is invisible and impinging — namely, the taste of roots, the taste of stems, the taste of bark, the taste of leaves, the taste of flowers, the taste of fruits; sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, salty, alkaline, acrid, astringent, agreeable, disagreeable; or whatever other taste there is, derived from the four primary elements, invisible and impinging — on which taste, invisible and impinging, the tongue, invisible and impinging, impinged, or impinges, or will impinge, or may impinge: this too is taste, this too is the taste base, this too is the taste element. This is that form that is the taste base.
Which is that form that is the taste base?
That taste which, derived from the four primary elements, is invisible and impinging — namely, the taste of roots, the taste of stems, the taste of bark, the taste of leaves, the taste of flowers, the taste of fruits; sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, salty, alkaline, acrid, astringent, agreeable, disagreeable; or whatever other taste there is, derived from the four primary elements, invisible and impinging — which taste, invisible and impinging, impinged, or impinges, or will impinge, or may impinge on the tongue that is invisible and impinging: this too is taste, this too is the taste base, this too is the taste element. This is that form that is the taste base.
Which is that form that is the taste base?
That taste which, derived from the four primary elements, is invisible and impinging — namely, the taste of roots, the taste of stems, the taste of bark, the taste of leaves, the taste of flowers, the taste of fruits; sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, salty, alkaline, acrid, astringent, agreeable, disagreeable; or whatever other taste there is, derived from the four primary elements, invisible and impinging — with reference to which taste, dependent on the tongue, tongue-contact (jivhāsamphassa) arose, or arises, or will arise, or may arise …; with reference to which taste, dependent on the tongue, feeling (vedanā) born of tongue-contact …, perception (saññā) …, volition (cetanā) …, tongue-consciousness (jivhāviññāṇa) arose, or arises, or will arise, or may arise …; having which taste as its object (ārammaṇa), dependent on the tongue, tongue-contact arose, or arises, or will arise, or may arise …; having which taste as their object, dependent on the tongue, feeling born of tongue-contact …, perception …, volition …, tongue-consciousness arose, or arises, or will arise, or may arise: this too is taste, this too is the taste base, this too is the taste element. This is that form that is the taste base.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.