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phoṭṭhabbaṁ

Phoṭṭhabba

neuter tangible, touch, contact; it is synonymous with phassa, which it replaces in psychol. terminology. Phoṭṭhabbaṃ is the senseobject of kāya (or taca ) touch (“kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṃ phusitvā” DN.iii.226 , DN.iii.250 , DN.iii.269 ; Cnd.p.238 under rūpa) See also āyatana ■ DN.iii.102 (in list of ajjh

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neuter tangible, touch, contact; it is synonymous with phassa, which it replaces in psychol. terminology. Phoṭṭhabbaṃ is the senseobject of kāya (or taca) touch (“kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṃ phusitvā” DN.iii.226, DN.iii.250, DN.iii.269; Cnd.p.238 under rūpa) See also āyatana
DN.iii.102 (in list of ajjhattikabāhirāni āyatanāni: kāyo c’ eva phoṭṭhabbā ca; with pl. like m.); Vb-a.79 (˚dhātu).

grd. of phusati

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