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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇī · Vol. 34 · Section 654

[654] What is that form (rūpa) which is a primary element (mahābhūta) and far? The water element (āpodhātu) — this is that form which is a primary element and far. What is that form which is a primary element and near? The sense base of tangible objects (phoṭṭhabbāyatana) — this is that form which is a primary element and near. What is that form which is not a primary element and far? The femininity faculty (itthindriya) … edible food (kabaḷīkāra āhāra) — this is that form which is not a primary element and far. What is that form which is not a primary element and near? The eye sense base (cakkhāyatana) … the taste sense base (rasāyatana) — this is that form which is not a primary element and near.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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