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Sometimes translated as "sense fields." The "six inner āyatanas" refer exclusively to the sense organs; the "twelve āyatanas" comprise these six plus the "six outer āyatanas" which are the corresponding sense objects. (The outer and inner āyatanas of the mind are the mental sense organ and mental objects. Here, the mental "organ" is the moment of consciousness immediately preceding the moment in which the mental object is perceived.) From the interaction of the six sense organs and their six objects, the six consciousnesses are engendered. [TPQ, 2010]

Sense fields. The six inner ayatanas refer exclusively to the sense organs (the mind being the sixth); the twelve ayatanas comprise these six plus their outer corresponding objects. (The outer and inner ayatana of the mind is the mental sense organ and mental objects. In this case, the mental organ is the immediately preceding moment of consciousness.) From the interaction of the six sense organs and their six objects, the six consciousnesses are engendered. [IMW, 2004]

The sources of consciousness. The six sense organs (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind) and their corresponding sense objects (forms, sounds, smells, tastes, physical sensations, and mental phenomena). [TLWF, 2011]

The six sense organs and their corresponding sense objects. [GWPT, 2004]

Also called sense bases, sources of perception, and so on. The twelve āyatanas comprise the six sense organs and the six sense objects. Together, they give rise to the six sense consciousnesses. [OMS, 2018][NS]