VaggaRūpadhātuyāāyatanakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1229

[1229] S. Therein there is the nose sense base (ghānāyatana), there is the odour sense base (gandhāyatana), and yet one does not smell that odour with that nose? P. Yes. S. Therein there is the eye sense base (cakkhāyatana), there is the form sense base (rūpāyatana), and yet one does not see that form with that eye? P. It should not be said thus. … S. Therein there is the nose sense base, there is the odour sense base, and yet one does not smell that odour with that nose? P. Yes. S. Therein there is the ear sense base (sotāyatana), there is the sound sense base (saddāyatana), … Therein there is the mind sense base (manāyatana), there is the dhamma sense base (dhammāyatana), and yet one does not cognize that dhamma with that mind? P. It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.