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19rūpa Translations Class Characteristic Functionparicchedaākāsa(-dhātu)20 kāya-viññatti21 vacī-viññatti22 lahutā23 mudutā24 kammaññatālimitationspace(-element)bodilyintimationvocal / verbalintimation,speechintimationlightness,buoyancy,quicknesssoftness,plasticity,malleability,elasticity,pliabilityadaptability,wieldiness,workability,fitness, ability,preparednessfor actionviññattiintimation,communicationand also:vikāradistinctionvikāramutability,distinctiondelimiting,separating(groups of)matter(change in thegreat elements,sustaining,supporting,shaking thephysical body)vocal intimationdecad,vocal intimationtridecadwith mutabilitynonsluggishness,non-heavinessnon-rigidity,non-stiffnessworkability orfitness suitablefor all physicalactionsto show itsboundaryto showintentionto showintentionremovingheaviness ofmaterialobjectsremovingrigidity ofmaterialobjectsNumberManifestationshowing itslimits orbeing holesor openingsuntouchedby thebhūtasas the causeof bodymovement,gesture,bodilyexcitementas the causeof the voicein speechquicknessof change,light transformabilityabsence ofoppositionin all actsdue to itsplasticityremoving ofnonworkabilitynonweaknessProximatecausematter(which isdelimited)air-elementborn of citta(change in thegreat elements,producingspeech, noiseand sounds forcommunication)earthelementborn of cittalight,buoyantmatterplasticmatterworkable, fitmatterOriginationby all 4causes:kamma,citta,utu,āhāracittacittacitta,utu,āhāraAttributesexternalnon-base, non-door,non-facultysubtle, far, not impingeclung-to (kamma-born)not receiving objectsseparable, unproduced,without own distinct natureexternalnon-base, door,non-facultysubtle, far, not impingenot clung-to (not kammaborn)not receiving objectsseparable,unproduced,without own distinct natureexternalnon-base, non-door,non-facultysubtle, far, not impingenot clung-to (not kammaborn)not receiving objectsseparable,unproduced,without own distinct natureAppearancein kalāpas(not in, butdelimiting allkalāpas)bodily intimationnonad,bodily intimationdodecadwith mutabilitymutabilityundecad,mutabilitydodecadwithsound,mutabilitydodecadwithbodily intimation,mutabilitytridecadwithvocal intimationand soundExperienceby mindby mindafterreflectionon thatbodymovementor gestureby mindthroughthatspeech orsoundby mind5