VaggaRūpaṅkaṁmantikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1252

[1252] S. Is bodily action (kāyakamma) originated (samuṭṭhita) by a wholesome (kusala) mind (citta) — being form (rūpa), without an object (anārammaṇa), dissociated from contact (phassa-vippayutta) — wholesome? P. Yes. S. Is the form base (rūpāyatana) originated by a wholesome mind — without an object, dissociated from contact — wholesome? P. It should not be said thus. … S. Is bodily action originated by a wholesome mind — being form, without an object, dissociated from contact — wholesome? P. Yes. S. Is the sound base (saddāyatana) originated by a wholesome mind … the odour base (gandhāyatana), the taste base (rasāyatana), the tangible base (phoṭṭhabbāyatana) … the earth element (paṭhavī-dhātu), the water element (āpo-dhātu), the fire element (tejo-dhātu)? … Is the air element (vāyo-dhātu) — without an object, dissociated from contact — wholesome? P. It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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