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Notes Bk. IV
Just as a piece of white cloth, when soaked in red, yellow, etc., acquires the shape, till touch of the particular colour, in the same way, when the black tinge is mixed with the blue tinge, it acquires the latter's shape, till touch.
What has been said of the black-blue tinges has to be repeated for blue-ash tinges, ash-red tinges, red-pink tinges and pink-white tinges.
So much on the outcome. Coming to other items of which the first one is hue or colour, Gautama said,
Q. Bhante! What is the hue of the black tinge ?
A. Gautama! The hue of the black tinge is dark, like that of a cloud. The hue of the blue tinge is like that of a drone. The hue of the ash tinge is like that of catechu. The hue of the red tinge is like that of a hare's blood. The hue of the pink tinge is like that of a campaka flower. The hue of the white tinge is like that of a conch.
The substance of the tinges is as follows:
black tinge
blue tinge
ash tinge
red tinge pink tinge white tinge
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pingent like nīm juice; hot like dried ginger; - sour like green berry; sweet-sour like a mango; hot-pungent-sweet like liquors ; sweet like jaggery.
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The smell of the tinges are as follows:
black, blue and ash unwholesome ; red, pink and white wholesome.
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Black, blue and ash tinges are impure, unwholesome, miserable, cold and harsh, ushering in misery; red, pink and white tinges are pure, wholesome, joyous, soft and pleasant ushering in happiness.
