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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇī · Vol. 34 · Section 613

[613] Which is that form (rūpa) that is external and not the eye element (cakkhudhātu)? The form base (rūpāyatana) … edible food (kabaḷiṅkāra āhāra) — this is that form that is external and not the eye element. Which is that form that is internal and is the eye element? The eye base (cakkhāyatana) — this is that form that is internal and is the eye element. Which is that form that is internal and not the eye element? The ear base (sotāyatana) … the body base (kāyāyatana) — this is that form that is internal and not the eye element.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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