Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

240 Vimuttimaggasense-organ of tongue. And again, the sensory matter that is two-fingerbreadths in size, is in shape like a blue lotus, 1 is located in the flesh of thetongue, is a product of the four primaries, is wrought according to past kamma,and in which the primary of water is in excess, is called the sense-organ oftongue.SENSE-ORGAN OF BODYWhat is the sense-organ of body? By this tangibles are known. By theimpact of tangibles on this, tactual consciousness is aroused. This is calledsense-organ of body. And again, it is the sensory matter that is in the entirebody, excepting the hair of the body and of the head, nails, teeth and otherinsensitive parts, is produced by the four primaries, according to past kamma,and in which the primary of earth is in excess. This is called the sense-organof body. Material sense-object is the reaction of visible objects, auditorysense-object is the reaction of sound, olfactory sense-object is the reaction ofodour, gustatory sense-object is the reaction of flavour. Femininity is thecharacteristic of female nature; masculinity is the characteristic of malenature; that which preserves the body wrought by kamma, is called lifeprinciple;body intimation means bodily activities; speech intimation meansverbal activities; what delimits matter is called the element of space. Buoyancyof matter means, the lightness-characteristic of material nature; impressibilityof matter means, the plasticity-characteristic of material nature; adaptibilityof matter means, the workability-characteristic of material nature; thesethree are the characteristics of non-sluggishness in material nature; theaccumulation of these sense-organs is called the integration of matter. Thisintegration of matter is called the continuity of matter. The arising ofmaterial objects is the coming to birth of matter; the maturing of materialobjects is the decay of matter; matter decays—this is called the impermanencyof matter. That, by which beings get nutritive essence, is called solid food.The growth which is dependent on the primaries and the element of consciousness,is called the sense-organ of the material element. All primaries arecharacterized by the material quality of torpor. These twenty-six materialqualities and the four primaries make up thirty kinds of matter. 2DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FOUR PRIMARIESAND DERIVED MATTERQ. What is the difference between the four primaries and the matter1. (a) Uppala. Cp. J. V, 37: Nila-ratta-set-uppala, ratta-seta-paduma, seta-kumuda, kallahdra—Theseven kinds of lotuses. See P.T.S. Diet.(b) Abhmv. 66: Sdyatiti jivha; jiviatm avhdyatiti vd jivhd; sd sasambhara-jivhdmajjhassaupari uppala-dalagga-santhane padese yathavuttappakard hutvd titthati.2. According to Abhmv. 71, there are twenty-eight only — verse 695:—Bhutd rupani cattari, upadd catuvisatiaffhavlsati rupani, sabbdrt eva bhavanti hi.