[1228] S. Therein there is the ear base (sotāyatana), there is the sound base (saddāyatana) … therein there is the mind base (manāyatana), there is the dhamma base (dhammāyatana), and does one cognize that dhamma with that mind?
P. Yes.
S. Therein there is the nose base (ghānāyatana), there is the odour base (gandhāyatana), and does one smell that odour with that nose?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Therein there is the mind base, there is the dhamma base, and does one cognize that dhamma with that mind?
P. Yes.
S. Therein there is the tongue base (jivhāyatana), there is the taste base (rasāyatana) … therein there is the body base (kāyāyatana), there is the tangible base (phoṭṭhabbāyatana), and does one touch that tangible with that body?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.