[803] Is the eye (cakkhu) the eye element (cakkhu-dhātu)?
The divine eye (dibbacakkhu) and the eye of wisdom (paññācakkhu) are eye but not the eye element; the eye element is both eye and eye element.
Is the eye element the eye?
Yes.
Is the ear (sota) the ear element (sota-dhātu)?
The divine ear (dibbasota) and the stream of craving (taṇhāsota) are sota but not the ear element; the ear element is both ear and ear element.
Is the ear element the ear?
Yes.
Is the nose (ghāna) the nose element (ghāna-dhātu)?
Yes.
Is the nose element the nose?
Yes.
The tongue (jivhā), too, is similar to the nose element.
Is the body (kāya) the body element (kāya-dhātu)?
Except for the body element, the remaining body is body but not the body element; the body element is both body and body element.
Is the body element the body?
Yes.
Is form (rūpa) the form element (rūpa-dhātu)?
Except for the form element, the remaining form is form but not the form element; the form element is both form and form element.
Is the form element form?
Yes.
Sound (sadda) is similar to the nose.
Is odor (gandha) the odor element (gandha-dhātu)?
The odor of virtue (sīlagandha), the odor of concentration (samādhigandha), and the odor of wisdom (paññāgandha) are odor but not the odor element; the odor element is both odor and odor element.
Is the odor element odor?
Yes.
Is taste (rasa) the taste element (rasa-dhātu)?
The taste of the meaning (attharasa), the taste of the Dhamma (dhammarasa), and the taste of liberation (vimuttirasa) are taste but not the taste element; the taste element is both taste and taste element.
Is the taste element taste?
Yes.
The tangible (phoṭṭhabba) is similar to the nose.
Is eye-consciousness (cakkhuviññāṇa) the eye-consciousness element (cakkhuviññāṇa-dhātu)?
Yes.
Is the eye-consciousness element eye-consciousness?
Yes.
Ear-consciousness (sotaviññāṇa) … nose-consciousness (ghānaviññāṇa), tongue-consciousness (jivhāviññāṇa), body-consciousness (kāyaviññāṇa).
Is mind (mano) the mind element (mano-dhātu)?
Except for the mind element, the remaining mind is mind but not the mind element; the mind element is both mind and mind element.
Is the mind element mind?
Yes.
Is mind-consciousness (manoviññāṇa) the mind-consciousness element (manoviññāṇa-dhātu)?
Yes.
Is the mind-consciousness element mind-consciousness?
Yes.
Is dhamma the dhamma element (dhamma-dhātu)?
Except for the dhamma element, the remaining dhamma is dhamma but not the dhamma element; the dhamma element is both dhamma and dhamma element.
Is the dhamma element dhamma?
Yes.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.