In the Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta (Samyutta Nikaya 22.95), The Buddha compares the following:
“Form is like a lump of foam;
“Pheṇapiṇḍūpamaṁ rūpaṁ,
feeling is like a bubble;
vedanā bubbuḷūpamā;
perception seems like a mirage;
Marīcikūpamā saññā,
choices like a banana tree;
saṅkhārā kadalūpamā;
and consciousness like a magic trick:
Māyūpamañca viññāṇaṁ,
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Is there any explanation in the Abhidhamma, as to why Form is like a lump of foam? Why feeling is like a bubble? Why perception is like a mirage? Why saṅkhārā is like a banana tree? And why consciousness is like a magic trick?
Five Aggregates - Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta Abhidhamma Explaination
Five Aggregates - Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta Abhidhamma Explaination
"භජන්ති සේවන්ති ච කාරණත්ථා
නික්කාරණා දුල්ලභා අජ්ජමිත්තා
අත්තට්ඨපඤ්ඤා අසුචී මනුස්සා
ඒකෝ චරේ කග්ගවිසාණකප්පෝ."

නික්කාරණා දුල්ලභා අජ්ජමිත්තා
අත්තට්ඨපඤ්ඤා අසුචී මනුස්සා
ඒකෝ චරේ කග්ගවිසාණකප්පෝ."

Re: Five Aggregates - Pheṇapiṇḍūpama sutta Abhidhamma Explaination
The descriptions are rather metaphorical.
All five aggregates are Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta.
All five aggregates are Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta.
Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ
Buddho me saraṇaṃ varaṃ
Buddho me saraṇaṃ varaṃ