[558] Which is that form (rūpa) that is the base (vatthu) of feeling born of body-contact (kāyasamphassajā vedanā) … of perception (saññā) … of volition (cetanā) … of body-consciousness (kāyaviññāṇa)?
The body sense base (kāyāyatana) — this is that form that is the base of body-consciousness.
Which is that form that is not the base of body-consciousness?
The eye sense base (cakkhāyatana) … edible food (kabaḷīkāro āhāro) — this is that form that is not the base of body-consciousness.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.