Suddhāyatanamūlacakkavāra

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Yamaka (1) · Vol. 38 · Section 294

[294] Is the eye (cakkhu) a sense base (āyatana)? Yes. Are sense bases the ear sense base (sotāyatana)? The ear sense base is both a sense base and the ear sense base; the remaining sense bases are sense bases but not the ear sense base. Is the eye a sense base? Yes. Are sense bases the nose sense base (ghānāyatana)? … Are sense bases the dhamma sense base (dhammāyatana)? The dhamma sense base is both a sense base and the dhamma sense base; the remaining sense bases are sense bases but not the dhamma sense base. Is the ear (sota) a sense base? Yes. Are sense bases the eye sense base (cakkhāyatana)? … not the eye sense base. … Are sense bases the dhamma sense base? … not the dhamma sense base. The nose (ghāna), the tongue (jivhā) … Is dhamma a sense base? Yes. Are sense bases the eye sense base? … Are sense bases the mind sense base (manāyatana)? The mind sense base is both a sense base and the mind sense base; the remaining sense bases are sense bases but not the mind sense base. (The wheel should be constructed.)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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