Phassādayo hi dhammā ettha sañjāyantīti sañjātidesaṭṭhenapi etaṃ āyatanaṃ. Bahiddhā rūpasaddagandharasaphoṭṭhabbā ārammaṇabhāvenettha osarantīti samosaraṇaṭṭhānaṭṭhenapi āyatanaṃ. Phassādīnaṃ pana sahajātādipaccayaṭṭhena kāraṇattā kāraṇaṭṭhenapi āyatananti veditabbaṃ. Tadeva mananalakkhaṇe indaṭṭhaṃ kāretīti indriyaṃ, mano eva indriyaṃ manindriyaṃ.

Vijānātīti viññāṇaṃ. Viññāṇameva khandho viññāṇakkhandho. Tassa rāsiādivasena attho veditabbo. "mahāudakakkhandhotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchatī"ti ettha hi rāsaṭṭhena khandho vutto. "sīlakkhandho samādhikkhandho"tiādīsu guṇaṭṭhena. "addasā kho bhagavā mahantaṃ dārukkhandhan"ti ettha paṇṇattimattaṭṭhena. Idha pana rūḷhito khandho vutto. Rāsaṭṭhena hi viññāṇakkhandhassa ekadeso ekaṃ viññāṇaṃ. Tasmā yathā rukkhassa ekadesaṃ chindanto "rukkhaṃ chindatī"ti vuccati, evameva viññāṇakkhandhassa ekadesabhūtaṃ ekampi viññāṇaṃ rūḷhito "viññāṇakkhandho"ti vuttaṃ.

Tajjā manoviññāṇadhātūti tesaṃ phassādīnaṃ dhammānaṃ anucchavikā manoviññāṇadhātu. Imasmiñhi pade ekameva cittaṃ mananaṭṭhena mano. Vijānanaṭṭhena viññāṇaṃ.