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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Vibhaṅga · Vol. 35 · Section 121

[121] A further six elements (dhātu): 1. the element of pleasure (sukha-dhātu) 2. the element of pain (dukkha-dhātu) 3. the element of joy (somanassa-dhātu) 4. the element of grief (domanassa-dhātu) 5. the element of equanimity (upekkhā-dhātu) 6. the element of ignorance (avijjā-dhātu) Therein, what is the element of pleasure? That which is bodily comfort (sāta), bodily pleasure; the comfortable, pleasant experience (vedayita) born of body-contact (kāyasamphassa); the comfortable, pleasant feeling (vedanā) born of body-contact — this is called the element of pleasure. Therein, what is the element of pain? That which is bodily discomfort, bodily pain; the uncomfortable, painful experience born of body-contact; the uncomfortable, painful feeling born of body-contact — this is called the element of pain. Therein, what is the element of joy? That which is mental comfort, mental pleasure; the comfortable, pleasant experience born of mind-contact (cetosamphassa); the comfortable, pleasant feeling born of mind-contact — this is called the element of joy. Therein, what is the element of grief? That which is mental discomfort, mental pain; the uncomfortable, painful experience born of mind-contact; the uncomfortable, painful feeling born of mind-contact — this is called the element of grief. Therein, what is the element of equanimity? That which is neither mental comfort nor mental discomfort; the neither-painful-nor-pleasant (adukkhamasukha) experience born of mind-contact; the neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling born of mind-contact — this is called the element of equanimity. Therein, what is the element of ignorance? That which is unknowing (aññāṇa), unseeing, … the crossbar of ignorance (avijjā-laṅgī), delusion (moha), the unwholesome root (akusala-mūla) — this is called the element of ignorance. These are the six elements.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.