VaggaSilaṅacetasikantikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1413

[1413] S. Is the eye base (cakkhāyatana) not a mental factor (acetasika) and without result (avipāka)? P. Yes. S. Is virtue (sīla) not a mental factor and without result? P. It should not be said so. … S. Is the ear base (sotāyatana) … the body base (kāyāyatana) … the form base (rūpāyatana) … the tangible-object base (phoṭṭhabbāyatana) not a mental factor and without result? P. Yes. S. Is virtue not a mental factor and without result? P. It should not be said so. …

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