[289] Is what is not the eye (cakkhu) not the eye base (cakkhāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the eye base not the eye?
The divine eye (dibbacakkhu) and the eye of wisdom (paññācakkhu) are not the eye base but are eye. Excluding the eye and the eye base, the rest are neither eye nor eye base.
Is what is not the ear (sota) not the ear base (sotāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the ear base not the ear?
The divine ear (dibbasota) and the stream of craving (taṇhāsota) are not the ear base but are sota. Excluding the ear and the ear base, the rest are neither ear nor ear base.
Is what is not the nose (ghāna) not the nose base (ghānāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the nose base not the nose?
Yes.
Is what is not the tongue (jivhā) not the tongue base (jivhāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the tongue base not the tongue?
Yes.
Is what is not the body (kāya) not the body base (kāyāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the body base not the body?
Excluding the body base, the remaining body is not the body base but is body. Excluding the body and the body base, the remainder is neither body nor body base.
Is what is not form (rūpa) not the form base (rūpāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the form base not form?
Excluding the form base, the remaining form is not the form base but is form. Excluding form and the form base, the remainder is neither form nor form base.
Is what is not sound (sadda) not the sound base (saddāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the sound base not sound?
Yes.
Is what is not odour (gandha) not the odour base (gandhāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the odour base not odour?
The odour of virtue (sīlagandha), the odour of concentration (samādhigandha), and the odour of wisdom (paññāgandha) are not the odour base but are odour. Excluding odour and the odour base, the rest are neither odour nor odour base.
Is what is not taste (rasa) not the taste base (rasāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the taste base not taste?
The taste of meaning (attharasa), the taste of the Dhamma (dhammarasa), and the taste of liberation (vimuttirasa) are not the taste base but are taste. Excluding taste and the taste base, the rest are neither taste nor taste base.
Is what is not the tangible (phoṭṭhabba) not the tangible base (phoṭṭhabbāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the tangible base not the tangible?
Yes.
Is what is not mind (mano) not the mind base (manāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the mind base not mind?
Yes.
Is what is not dhamma not the dhamma base (dhammāyatana)?
Yes.
Is what is not the dhamma base not dhamma?
Excluding the dhamma base, the remaining dhamma is not the dhamma base but is dhamma. Excluding dhamma and the dhamma base, the remainder is neither dhamma nor dhamma base.
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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.