Is the Theravada system one of direct realism?

[RobertK]

On the nimitta of realities see here:

Nimitta of reality, and its relation to understanding the khandhas

a post by Nina van Gorkom https://groups.io/g/dsg/topic/5701823#116147 Nimitta is a sign - (usually) taking a nimitta for something, a concept, for instance an idea about sound. The concept is not necessarily wrong view. > Ph: There is never stopping at sense door cognition for us, always > straight to mind door processes, like water going from one sheet of > onion paper to the next, in a flash, is the meaning here? N: I remember this metaphor, yes, correct. Ann: There is both nim…

for dhammas existing independently see here
Does anyone know where in the commentaries it is stated that dhammas exist "from their own side" (sarupato)?