Derived material phenomena (Pali tradition)

Derived material phenomena (Pali: upādāya rūpa) are material matter (rupa) derived from the four primary elements.

The Abhidhammattha-sangaha identifies 24 types of derived matter as follows:

CONCRETELY PRODUCED MATTER

• I. Sensitive Phenomena
  • 1. Eye-sensitivity
  • 2. Ear-sensitivity
  • 3. Nose-sensitivity
  • 4. Tongue-sensitivity
  • 5. Body-sensitivity
• II. Objective Phenomena
  • 6. Visible form
  • 7. Sound
  • 8. Smell
  • 9. Taste
  • *. Tangibility (= 3 elements: earth, fire, air)
• III. Sexual Phenomena
  • 10. Femininity
  • 11. Masculinity
• IV. Heart Phenomenon
  • 12. Heart-base
• V. Life Phenomenon
  • 13. Life faculty
• VI. Nutritional Phenomenon
  • 14. Nutriment

NON-CONCRETE MATTER

• VII. Limiting Phenomenon
  • 15. Space element
• VII. Communicating Phenomena
  • 16. Bodily intimation
  • 17. Vocal intimation
• IX. Mutable Phenomena
  • 18. Lightness
  • 19. Malleability
  • 20. Wieldiness (plus two intimations)
• X. Characteristics of Matter
  • 21. Production (upacaya)
  • 22. Continuity (santati)
  • 23. Decay (jaratā)
  • 24. Impermance (aniccatā)

Sources

• Bhikkhu Bodhi, ed. (2000), A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, Pariyatti Publishing