Cakkhudhātu

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Yamaka (1) · Vol. 38 · Section 800

[800] Is what is not the eye (cakkhu) not an element (dhātu)? Are those that are not elements not the eye? Is what is not the ear (sota) not an element? Are those that are not elements not the ear? Not the nose (ghāna), not the tongue (jivhā), not the body (kāya), not form (rūpa), not sound (sadda), not odour (gandha), not taste (rasa), not the tangible object (phoṭṭhabba). Is what is not eye-consciousness (cakkhuviññāṇa) not an element? Are those that are not elements not eye-consciousness? Not ear-consciousness (sotaviññāṇa), not nose-consciousness (ghānaviññāṇa), not tongue-consciousness (jivhāviññāṇa). Is what is not body-consciousness (kāyaviññāṇa) not an element? Are those that are not elements not body-consciousness? Is what is not mind (mano) not an element? Are those that are not elements not mind? Is what is not mind-consciousness (manoviññāṇa) not an element? Are those that are not elements not mind-consciousness? Is what is not a phenomenon (dhamma) not an element? Are those that are not elements not a phenomenon? ___________

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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