（caks!ur-indriya）. One of the five （or six） sense faculties. That which the production of the eye-consciousness depends upon. Accomplished depending upon the four gross elements （四大）. Having a pure essential nature which is invisible， is called a 'transcendent faculty.' The eyeball， which is visible， is called a "world supporting organ" （扶尘根）， which depends upon the 'transcendent faculty' （胜义根）. Blindness is said to be a case where the physical eye is present， but the faculty of seeing is not， so that there is no ability to arise eye consciousness.