Suddhdhātuvāra

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Yamaka (1) · Vol. 38 · Section 807

[807] Is the eye (cakkhu) an element (dhātu)? Yes. Are elements the eye element (cakkhudhātu)? The eye element is both an element and the eye element; the remaining elements are elements, not the eye element. Is the ear (sota) an element? Yes. … The nose (ghāna), the tongue (jivhā), the body (kāya), form (rūpa), sound (sadda), odor (gandha), taste (rasa), the tangible (phoṭṭhabba). Is eye-consciousness (cakkhuviññāṇa) an element? Yes. Are elements the eye-consciousness element (cakkhuviññāṇadhātu)? The eye-consciousness element is both an element and the eye-consciousness element; the remaining elements are not the eye-consciousness element. Ear-consciousness (sotaviññāṇa), nose-consciousness (ghānaviññāṇa), tongue-consciousness (jivhāviññāṇa), body-consciousness (kāyaviññāṇa). Is mind (mano) an element? Yes. Are elements the mind element (manodhātu)? The mind element is both an element and the mind element; the remaining elements are elements, not the mind element. Is mind-consciousness (manoviññāṇa) an element? Yes. Are elements the mind-consciousness element (manoviññāṇadhātu)? The mind-consciousness element is both an element and the mind-consciousness element; the remaining elements are elements, not the mind-consciousness element. Is a dhamma an element? Yes. Are elements the dhamma element (dhammadhātu)? The dhamma element is both an element and the dhamma element; the remaining elements are elements, not the dhamma element.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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