[643] Which is that form (rūpa) that is clung-to (upādinna) and far (dūre)?
The femininity faculty (itthindriya), the masculinity faculty (purisindriya), the life faculty (jīvitindriya), or whatever other form there is that is due to kamma having been done: the space element (ākāsa-dhātu), the water element (āpo-dhātu), the growth of form (rūpassa upacaya), the continuity of form (rūpassa santati), edible nutriment (kabaḷīkāra āhāra) — this is that form that is clung-to and far.
Which is that form that is clung-to and near (santike)?
The eye base (cakkhāyatana) … the body base (kāyāyatana), or whatever other form there is that is due to kamma having been done: the form base (rūpāyatana), the odor base (gandhāyatana), the taste base (rasāyatana), the tangible base (phoṭṭhabbāyatana) — this is that form that is clung-to and near.
Which is that form that is not clung-to (anupādinna) and far?
Bodily intimation (kāya-viññatti), verbal intimation (vacī-viññatti), lightness of form (rūpassa lahutā), malleability of form (rūpassa mudutā), wieldiness of form (rūpassa kammaññatā), decay of form (rūpassa jaratā), impermanence of form (rūpassa aniccatā), or whatever other form there is that is not due to kamma having been done: the space element, the water element, the growth of form, the continuity of form, edible nutriment — this is that form that is not clung-to and far.
Which is that form that is not clung-to and near?
The sound base (saddāyatana), or whatever other form there is that is not due to kamma having been done: the form base, the odor base, the taste base, the tangible base — this is that form that is not clung-to and near.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.