rúpa = nipphanna-rúpa (q.v.).
(1) corporeality (s. khandha 1); (2) visual object (s. a^yatana); (3) fine-material (s. avacara, jha^na).
the terms nipphanna-rúpa and rúpa-rúpa are used only in the Com., although sappatigha and pasa^da are already found in the Abh. Canon (e.g. Dhs. §§ 585, 597f.), while upa^dinna occurs repeatedly in the old sutta texts, e.g. M. 28, apparently with the meaning given in the main part of this work. Cf. further upa^da^-rúpa.