[1224] "Is there therein the ear base (sotāyatanaṃ), is there the sound base (saddāyatanaṃ)? … Is there therein the mind base (manāyatanaṃ), is there the dhamma base (dhammāyatanaṃ)?"
"Yes."
"Is there therein the nose base (ghānāyatanaṃ), is there the odour base (gandhāyatanaṃ)?"
"It should not be said thus." …
"Is there therein the mind base, is there the dhamma base?"
"Yes."
"Is there therein the tongue base (jivhāyatanaṃ), is there the taste base (rasāyatanaṃ)?" … "Is there therein the body base (kāyāyatanaṃ), is there the tangible base (phoṭṭhabbāyatanaṃ)?"
"It should not be said thus." …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.