[287] Is what is not the eye (cakkhu) not a sense base (āyatana)? Is what is not a sense base not the ear (sota)? … Is what is not the eye not a sense base? Is what is not a sense base not a dhamma? Is what is not the ear not a sense base? Is what is not a sense base not the eye? … Is what is not a sense base not a dhamma? Is what is not the nose (ghāna) not a sense base? Is what is not a sense base not the eye? … Is what is not a sense base not a dhamma? Is what is not a dhamma not a sense base? Is what is not a sense base not the eye? Is what is not a dhamma not a sense base? Is what is not a sense base not the ear? … Is what is not a sense base not the mind (mano)? (The wheel should be constructed.)
The Uddesavāra (Section of Outline).
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The Niddesavāra (Section of Exposition)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.