The five sense-objects enter the avenue of five sense doors at
the static stage when one or several thought moments have
passed. Hence the thought-process (4) runs as follows: - Suppose
a visible object which has passed one instant (i) enters the
avenue of eye. Then the bhavanga-consciousness vibrates for one
moment and perishes, (ii, iii) arresting the bhavanga stream.
Subsequently the five-door apprehending consciousness (iv)
arises and ceases apprehending that very visible object.
Thereafter the following thought-moments arise and cease in
order - (v) eye-consciousness seeing that very form, (vi)
recipient consciousness receiving it, (vii) investigating
consciousness investigating it, (viii) determining consciousness
determining it. Then any one of the 29 kinds of sense-sphere
javanas, thus causally conditioned, runs mostly for seven
moments (ix - xv). Following the javanas two retentive
resultants (xvi, xvii) arise accordingly. Finally comes the
subsidence into the bhavanga. Thus far seventeen thought-mom