Visuddhimagga XV-17

Dhātuvitthārakathā

慧地之三──释十八界

[B. DESCRIPTION OF THE ELEMENTS]

517. Tadanantarā pana dhātuyoti aṭṭhārasa dhātuyo – cakkhudhātu, rūpadhātu, cakkhuviññāṇadhātu, sotadhātu, saddadhātu, sotaviññāṇadhātu, ghānadhātu, gandhadhātu, ghānaviññāṇadhātu, jivhādhātu, rasadhātu, jivhāviññāṇadhātu, kāyadhātu, phoṭṭhabbadhātu, kāyaviññāṇadhātu, manodhātu, dhammadhātu, manoviññāṇadhātūti.

其次说「界」有十八，即眼界、色界、眼识界、耳界、声界、耳识界、鼻界、香界、鼻识界、舌界、味界、舌识界、身界、触界、身识界、意界、法界、意识界。

Ñ(XV,17): The 'elements' next to that (XIV, §32) are the eighteen elements, that is to say, eye element, visible-data element, eye-consciousness element; ear element, sound element, ear-consciousness element; nose element, odour element, nose-consciousness element; tongue element, flavour element, tongue-consciousness element; body element, tangible-data element, body-consciousness element; mind element, mental-data element, mind-consciousness element.