devanagari

na caksuh-wrotra-ghrana-jihva-kaya-manajsi
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neg.    N.m.      N.n.       N.m.       N.f.     N.m.       N.n.
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caksur-, m.: eye,

wrotra-, n.: ear,

ghrana-, m.: nose,

jihva-, f.: tongue,

kaya-, m.: body,

manas-, n.: mind,

No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind.

    Next thing, which is denied the true existence, are six sense-organs. According to Buddhist (and generally Indian) thinking, mind is always counted as the sixth sense.
    The categories we find in the sentences 11 - 17 all make up the old pre-Sarvastivadin list of dharmas, as we find it for example in Visudhimagga (chapters 14 - 16; actually follows the same order as in this sutra) of famous Theravadin philosopher Buddhaghosa.

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