[128] Therein, what is the tongue element (jivhādhātu)? That tongue which is sensitivity (pasāda) derived from the four great elements (mahābhūta) … this too is "an empty village" — this is called the tongue element.
Therein, what is the taste element (rasadhātu)? That taste which, derived from the four great elements, is invisible (anidassana) and impinging (sappaṭigha) … this too is the taste element — this is called the taste element.
Therein, what is the tongue-consciousness element (jivhāviññāṇadhātu)? Dependent on the tongue and on tastes there arises mind (citta), intellect (mano), mentation (mānasa), heart (hadaya), lucidity (paṇḍara), intellect (mano), the mind base (manāyatana), the mind faculty (manindriya), consciousness (viññāṇa), the consciousness aggregate (viññāṇakkhandha), the corresponding tongue-consciousness element (tajjā jivhāviññāṇadhātu) — this is called the tongue-consciousness element.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.