Yes, I think so. Rupa derived from mahabhuta is equivalent to sense-objects (external ayatana), ie sights, sounds, sensations, flavours and odours.
Meanwhile thoughts, feelings, images etc would be mind-objects.
Yes, I think so. Rupa derived from mahabhuta is equivalent to sense-objects (external ayatana), ie sights, sounds, sensations, flavours and odours.
Here Pāli "cakkhu" means "sight, the faculty of seeing":SarathW wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:20 am What is the eye?
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitak ... .than.htmlDependent on eye & forms, eye-consciousness arises [similarly with the rest of the six senses]. The meeting of the three is contact. With contact as a requisite condition, there is feeling.
I think it is straight forward that the form is Rupa. (earth,water,fire and wind)
Is eye also another type of Rupa?
A person in jhana with clairvoyance while closing his eyes can see deva realms or ghost realms , that "image" not through physical eyes are not consider rupa ?Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:53 amYes, I think so. Rupa derived from mahabhuta is equivalent to sense-objects (external ayatana), ie sights, sounds, sensations, flavours and odours.
Meanwhile thoughts, feelings, images etc would be mind-objects.
Perceiving form internally, someone sees visions externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.
Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni.