VaggaRūpaṅkaṁmantikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1272

[1272] S. Is verbal action (vacīkamma) originated by an unwholesome (akusala) mind (citta) form (rūpa) that is without an object (anārammaṇa), dissociated from contact (phassa), and unwholesome? P. Yes. S. Is the form base (rūpāyatana) originated by an unwholesome mind without an object, dissociated from contact, and unwholesome? P. It should not be said thus. … S. Is verbal action originated by an unwholesome mind form that is without an object, dissociated from contact, and unwholesome? P. Yes. S. Is the sound base (saddāyatana) originated by an unwholesome mind … the odor 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), the wind element (vāyo-dhātu), semen, tears, blood, … sweat — without an object, dissociated from contact, and unwholesome? P. It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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