[596] Which is that form (rūpa) that is internal (ajjhattika), not originated by mind (nacittasamuṭṭhāna)?
The eye base (cakkhāyatana) … the body base (kāyāyatana) — this is that form that is internal, not originated by mind.
Which is that form that is external (bāhira), originated by mind (cittasamuṭṭhāna)?
Bodily intimation (kāyaviññatti), verbal intimation (vacīviññatti), or whatever other form there is that is born of mind (cittaja), caused by mind (cittahetuka), originated by mind: the form base (rūpāyatana), the sound base (saddāyatana), the odor base (gandhāyatana), the taste base (rasāyatana), the tangible base (phoṭṭhabbāyatana), the space element (ākāsadhātu), the water element (āpodhātu), lightness of form (rūpassa lahutā), malleability of form (rūpassa mudutā), wieldiness of form (rūpassa kammaññatā), growth of form (rūpassa upacayo), continuity of form (rūpassa santati), edible nutriment (kabaḷīkāro āhāro) — this is that form that is external, originated by mind.
Which is that form that is external, not originated by mind?
The femininity faculty (itthindriya), the masculinity faculty (purisindriya), the life faculty (jīvitindriya), aging of form (rūpassa jaratā), impermanence of form (rūpassa aniccatā), or whatever other form there is that is not born of mind, not caused by mind, not originated by mind: the form base, the sound base, the odor base, the taste base, the tangible base, the space element, the water element, lightness of form, malleability of form, wieldiness of form, growth of form, continuity of form, edible nutriment — this is that form that is external, not originated by mind.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.