Yes. This is a somewhat complex subject.
1. One way to start is to consider how a given object (say, a red apple) is perceived (with sanna) by different species. An apple is the same object, but is perceived differently by a human and a lion, for example.
- A human perceives an apple to taste good. But lions do not eat apples; they do not perceive it to be desirable. The “rasa component” in an apple is the same regardless. The only difference is that the sense faculty of taste in a human is different from that of a lion. That “matching” happens via Paticca Samuppada. I have discussed how cows prefer the taste of grass, while humans do not. There is a “rasa component” in grass that matches the “taste faculty in a cow” to provide an attractive sensation.
- One’s sense faculties are designed according to the “gati” that led to that type of birth. A lion’s birth results from violent deeds, and that birth is designed to live by killing. The birth as a “hungry ghost” (peta or pretha) results from “stingy gati” or greediness. It is a complex subject, but that is the basic idea.
- All living beings and the environment in which they live arise through Paticca Samuppada.
2. The physical body of a given living being (human, lion, cow, etc.) incorporates details that we cannot even start to fathom.
- Let us consider ‘color.’ There are no colors embedded in any object. However, the “vanna” component in the object can cause it to appear in a certain way to a specific species. We see a red apple as red. But some animals do not see in colors. Bats do not “see” with eyes. They navigate by monitoring sound reflections. You can search and read about it.
- The color of an object (as seen by a human) depends on the light reflected by that object, and also the specific sensors in the eyes of a human. That is the “matching” that happens via Paticca Samuppada. A lion’s eyes may not have the same type of sensors. A bat does not have “eyes with color seeing ability.”
- The following video can help understand the basics of color vision.
- Let me stop here for now. Think about the above and then ask further questions as needed.
