MahāvaggavaggaMahāvagga

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 32

[32] The eye base (cakkhāyatana) is found in the sense of a real and ultimate fact (sacchikaṭṭhaparamaṭṭhena), and the ear base (sotāyatana) is found … and the dhamma base (dhammāyatana) is found in the sense of a real and ultimate fact …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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