VaggaKāyakammaṁsanidassanantikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1126

[1126] P. Should it not be said that bodily action (kāyakamma) is visible (sanidassana)? S. Yes. P. Do you not see one going forward, going back, looking ahead, looking aside, bending, and stretching? S. Yes. P. If you see one going forward, going back, looking ahead, looking aside, bending, and stretching, then indeed, sir, you should say that bodily action is visible. End of the Discussion "Bodily Action Is Visible." Beginning with "The earth element (paṭhavī-dhātu) is visible," the discussion concludes with "Bodily action is visible." End of the Sixth Chapter (vagga). Its summary (uddāna): Fixity (niyāma) is unconditioned (asaṅkhata); dependent origination (paṭiccasamuppāda) is unconditioned; the four truths are unconditioned; the four formless states (āruppa) are unconditioned; the attainment of cessation (nirodha-samāpatti) is unconditioned; space (ākāsa) is unconditioned; space is visible; the four great elements (mahābhūta), the five faculties (indriya), and likewise bodily action. ______________ Discussion of Inclusion (Saṅgahitakathā)

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