DS 2.2.3 (DS2.2.3)

Work of Karma—Impact

What is that [material] form which is

grasped at and reacting?
The spheres of the five senses, or whatever other [material] form exists through karma having been wrought in the spheres of visible shape, odour, taste, or the tangible.

grasped at and non-reacting?
Sex or life, or whatever other [material] form exists through karma having been wrought in the elements of space or fluidity, in the integration, or subsistence of [material] form, or in bodily nutriment.

not grasped at and reacting?
The sphere of sound, or whatever other [material] form exists which is not due to karma having been wrought in the spheres of the other four kinds of sense-objects.

not grasped at and non-reacting?
Bodily and vocal intimation, the lightness, plasticity, wieldiness, decay, or impermanence of [material] form, or whatever other [material] form exists which is not due to karma having been wrought in the elements of space or fluidity, in the integration or subsistence of [material] form, or in bodily nutriment.

Work of Karma—Great Phenomena

What is that [material] form which is

grasped at and great phenomenon?
The sphere of the tangible and the fluid element which are due to karma having been wrought.

grasped at and not great phenomenon?
The spheres of the five senses, sex, life, or whatever other [material] form exists through karma having been wrought, in the element of space, in the integration or subsistence of [material] form, or in bodily nutriment.

not grasped at, but great phenomenon?
The sphere of the tangible and the fluid element which are not due to karma having been wrought.

not grasped at nor great phenomenon?
The sphere of sound, bodily and vocal intimation, the lightness, plasticity, wieldiness, decay, and impermanence of form, or whatever other form exists which is not due to karma having been wrought, whether it be in the spheres of visible form, odour, or taste, in the element of space, in the integration or subsistence of form, or in bodily nutriment.

Work of Karma—Bulk

What is that form which is

grasped at and gross?

grasped at and subtle?

not grasped at and gross?

not grasped at and subtle?

Answers respectively identical with the four in the next preceding group but one (§§ 901–904).

Work of Karma—Proximity

What is that form which is

grasped at and remote?

grasped at and near?

not grasped at and remote?

not grasped at and near?

Answers identical with those in the preceding group (i.e. with those in §§ 901–904), but having the order of the first and second answers inverted, as well as that of the third and fourth.

In the next five groups of four, form is considered as a combination of (a) “grasped at and favourable to grasping”, and either “visible”, “reacting”, “a great phenomenon”, “gross” or “remote”, or the opposites of these five taken successively; (b) “not grasped at, but favourable to grasping”, and the five above-named attributes and their opposites taken successively. Thus the questions are analogous to, and the answers identical with, those in the preceding five groups (§§ 897–916).

Impact—Faculty

What is that [material] form which is

reacting and faculty?
The faculties of the five senses.

reacting and not faculty?
The five kinds of sense-objects.

non-reacting and faculty?
Sex and life.

non-reacting and not faculty?
Bodily and vocal intimation … and bodily nutriment.

Impact—Great Phenomenon

What is that [material] form which is

reacting and a great phenomenon?
The sphere of the tangible.

reacting and not a great phenomenon?
The spheres of visible form, sound, odour, and taste.

non-reacting and a great phenomenon?
The fluid element.

non-reacting and not a great phenomenon?
Sex … and bodily nutriment.

Faculty (Potentiality)—Bulk

What is that [material] form which is

faculty and gross?
The faculties of the five senses.

faculty and subtle?
Sex and life.

non-faculty and gross?
The spheres of the five kinds of sense-objects.

non-faculty and subtle?
Intimation … and bodily nutriment.

Faculty (Potentiality)—Proximity

What is that [material] form which is

faculty and remote?
Sex and life.

faculty and near?
The faculties of the five senses.

non-faculty and remote?
Intimation … and bodily nutriment.

non-faculty and near?
The spheres of the five kinds of sense-objects.

Great Phenomenon—Bulk

What is that [material] form which is

a great phenomenon and gross?
The sphere of the tangible.

a great phenomenon and subtle?
The fluid element.

not a great phenomenon and gross?
The spheres of the five senses and of visible form, sound, odour, and taste.

not a great phenomenon and subtle?
Sex … and bodily nutriment.

Great Phenomenon—Proximity

What is that [material] form which is

a great phenomenon and remote?
The fluid element.

a great phenomenon and near?
The sphere of the tangible.

not a great phenomenon and remote?
Sex and life.

not a great phenomenon and near?
The spheres of the five senses and of visible form, sound, odour and taste.

Form as Seen, Heard, Imagined, Understood

The sphere of visible shape is Form Seen,

The sphere of sound is Form Heard,

The sphere of odour, taste and the tangible is [Material] Form Imagined,

All [material] form is Form Cognized by the mind.

Such are the Categories of [Material] Form under Fourfold Aspects.

[End of] the Groups of Four.

[Material] Form under a Fivefold Aspect

What is that [material] form which is

earth-element (paṭhavī-dhātu)?
That which is hard, rough, hardness, rigidity, whether it be of the self, or external, or grasped at, or not grasped at.

fluid-element (apodhātu)?
That which is fluid, belonging to fluid, viscid, belonging to what is viscid, the cohesiveness of form, whether it be of the self, or external, or grasped at, or not grasped at.

heat-element (tejodhātu)?
That which is flame, belonging to flame, heat, belonging to heat, hot, belonging to what is hot, whether it be of the self, or, etc. [Continue as in preceding].

air-element (vāyodhātu)?
That which is air, belongs to air [the fluctuation], the inflation, of form, whether it be of the self, or, etc.

derived?
The spheres of the five senses … and solid nutriment.

Such is the Category of [Material] Form under a Fivefold Aspect.

[End of] the Group of Five.

[Material] Form under a Sixfold Aspect

The sphere of visible shapes is [material] form cognizable by sight.

The sphere of sounds is [material] form cognizable by hearing.

The sphere of odours is [material] form cognizable by smell.

The sphere of tastes is [material] form cognizable by taste.

The sphere of the tangible is [material] form cognizable by body-sensibility.

All [material] form is form cognizable by the mind.

Such is the Category of [Material] Form under a Sixfold Aspect.

[End of] the Group of Six.

[Material] Form under a Sevenfold Aspect

The sphere of visible shapes is [material] form cognizable by sight.

The sphere of sound is [material] form cognizable by hearing.

The sphere of odour is [material] form cognizable by smell.

The sphere of taste is [material] form cognizable by taste.

The sphere of the tangible is [material] form cognizable by body-sensibility.

The spheres of visible shapes, sound, odour, taste, and the tangible are [material] form cognizable by the element of ideation.

All [material] form is form comprehensible by the element of representative intellection.

Such is the Category of [Material] Form under a Sevenfold Aspect.

[End of] the Group of Seven.

[Material] Form under an Eightfold Aspect

The sphere of visible shapes is [material] form cognizable by the eye.

The sphere of sound is [material] form cognizable by the ear.

The sphere of odour is [material] form cognizable by the nose.

The sphere of taste is [material] form cognizable by the tongue.

Pleasurable agreeable contact obtainable by touch is [material] form cognizable by the body.

Unpleasant disagreeable contact obtainable by touch is [material] form cognizable by the body.

The spheres of the five kinds of sense-objects are [material] form cognizable by ideation.

All [material] form is form comprehensible by representative intellection.

Such is the Category of [Material] Form under an Eightfold Aspect.

[End of] the Group of Eight.

[Material] Form under a Ninefold Aspect

What is that [material] form which is

vision-faculty?

hearing-faculty?

smell-faculty?

taste-faculty?

body-faculty?

woman-faculty?

man-faculty?

life-faculty?
The eight answers are those given in the original descriptions of the eight faculties or potentialities enumerated (§§ 597, 601, 605, 609, 613, 633–635).

What is that [material] form which is not faculty?
The spheres of the five kinds of sense-objects … and bodily nutriment.

Such is the Category of [Material] Form under a Ninefold Aspect.

[End of] the Group of Nine.

[Material] Form under a Tenfold Aspect

The first eight questions and answers are identical with the first eight in the preceding group.

What is that [material] form which is

not faculty but reacting?
The spheres of the five kinds of sense-objects.

not faculty and non-reacting?
Intimation … and bodily nutriment.

Such is the Category of [Material] Form under a Tenfold Aspect.

[End of] the Group of Ten.

[Material] Form under an Elevenfold Aspect

What is that [material] form which is

the vision-sphere?

the hearing-sphere?

the smell-sphere?

the taste-sphere?

the body-sphere?

the visible shape-sphere?

the sound-sphere?

the odour-sphere?

the sapid-sphere?

the tangible-sphere?

Answers as in §§ 597, 601, 605, 609, 613, 617, 621, 625, 629, 649 respectively.

What is that [material] form which is invisible, non-reacting, and included in the sphere of [mental] states?
Sex … and bodily nutriment.

Such is the Category of [Material] Form under an Elevenfold Aspect.

[End of] the Group of Eleven.

[End of] The Divisions of Form.

[End of] the Eighth Portion for Recitation.

A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics, a translation of the Dhammasaṅgaṇī, Compendium of States or Phenomena, by Caroline A.F. Rhys Davids and D. Litt., M.A..

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