4. Saḷāyatanakathāvaṇṇanā

638-640. Idāni saḷāyatanakathā nāma hoti. Tattha yasmā saḷāyatanaṃ kammassa katattā uppannaṃ, tasmā ‘‘vipāko’’ti yesaṃ laddhi, seyyathāpi mahāsaṃghikānaṃ; te sandhāya cakkhāyatanaṃ vipākoti pucchā sakavādissa, paṭiññā itarassa. Sesaṃ heṭṭhā vuttanayameva. Saḷāyatanaṃ vipākoti ettha manāyatanaṃ siyā vipāko. Sesāni kevalaṃ kammasamuṭṭhānāni, na vipāko. Tasmā asādhakametanti.

Saḷāyatanakathāvaṇṇanā.